diff --git a/gnu/packages/messaging.scm b/gnu/packages/messaging.scm
index 58ac95f42c..b6fce218b2 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/messaging.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/messaging.scm
@@ -2340,7 +2340,7 @@ (define-public libqmatrixclient
 (define-public mtxclient
   (package
     (name "mtxclient")
-    (version "0.7.0")
+    (version "0.8.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method git-fetch)
@@ -2349,7 +2349,7 @@ (define-public mtxclient
              (commit (string-append "v" version))))
        (file-name (git-file-name name version))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "0kgz9i3xgyk1a82sv48a1m8gdxg0cl5pgd5imgwy519vvjlkwv48"))))
+        (base32 "0gkzgq6rzanvgyk47d25nqz7m0lwa3kz5pc0m4w0ada38xwhy2j9"))))
     (arguments
      `(#:configure-flags
        (list