diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/harfbuzz/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/harfbuzz/default.nix
index 24260234116..f75d08022c6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/harfbuzz/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/harfbuzz/default.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 }:
 
 let
-  version = "1.8.2";
+  version = "1.8.8";
   inherit (stdenv.lib) optional optionals optionalString;
 in
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://www.freedesktop.org/software/harfbuzz/release/harfbuzz-${version}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "0my6m9aqv4a8fc2pjwqx9pfdfh3a9mqvas4si4psi1b1867zi8y8";
+    sha256 = "1ag3scnm1fcviqgx2p4858y433mr0ndqw6zccnccrqcr9mpcird8";
   };
 
   postPatch = ''