diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/numexpr/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/numexpr/default.nix
index c2630d75eb45..31b529c83dab 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/numexpr/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/numexpr/default.nix
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "numexpr";
-  version = "2.7.3";
+  version = "2.8.0";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "43616529f9b7d1afc83386f943dc66c4da5e052f00217ba7e3ad8dd1b5f3a825";
+    sha256 = "9fec076b76c90a5f3929373f548834bb203c6d23a81a895e60d0fe9cca075e99";
   };
 
   # Remove existing site.cfg, use the one we built for numpy.