diff --git a/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm b/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
index 5dccd863e6..6488469f24 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
@@ -18681,7 +18681,7 @@ (define-public rust-ego-tree-0.6
 (define-public rust-either-1
   (package
     (name "rust-either")
-    (version "1.6.1")
+    (version "1.8.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
@@ -18690,11 +18690,11 @@ (define-public rust-either-1
         (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0mwl9vngqf5jvrhmhn9x60kr5hivxyjxbmby2pybncxfqhf4z3g7"))))
+         "15z70yaivlkpx27vzv99ibf8d2x5jp24yn69y0xi20w86v4c3rch"))))
     (build-system cargo-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:skip-build? #t
-       #:cargo-inputs (("rust-serde" ,rust-serde-1))))
+     `(#:cargo-inputs (("rust-serde" ,rust-serde-1))
+       #:cargo-development-inputs (("rust-serde-json" ,rust-serde-json-1))))
     (home-page "https://github.com/bluss/either")
     (synopsis
      "Enum @code{Either} with variants @code{Left} and @code{Right}")