diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/mq/mqtt-exporter/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/mq/mqtt-exporter/package.nix
index aa89deb73a48a..530d29f607b32 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/mq/mqtt-exporter/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/mq/mqtt-exporter/package.nix
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
 
 python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "mqtt-exporter";
-  version = "1.7.0";
+  version = "1.8.1";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "kpetremann";
     repo = "mqtt-exporter";
     tag = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-aEuwJeNMB6sou6oyAwCj11lOdMCjCyEsrDcMF/pHzcg=";
+    hash = "sha256-hWeLXOkomdrzETE/3ENaX08StVZJkUlHkjplJyaPajs=";
   };
 
   pythonRelaxDeps = [ "prometheus-client" ];