diff --git a/gnu/packages/messaging.scm b/gnu/packages/messaging.scm
index c6217a95de..3dbf010631 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/messaging.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/messaging.scm
@@ -505,14 +505,14 @@ (define-public pidgin-otr
 (define-public znc
   (package
     (name "znc")
-    (version "1.7.5")
+    (version "1.8.0")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "http://znc.in/releases/archive/znc-"
                                   version ".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "08a7yb2xs85hyyz8dpzfbsfjwj2r6kcii022lj3l4rf8hl9ix558"))))
+                "0m5xf60r40pgbg9lyk56dafxj2hj149pn2wf8vzsp8xgq4kv5zcl"))))
     (build-system cmake-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:configure-flags