diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index 14fb413cf4..bf309f4a0b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -6645,14 +6645,14 @@ (define-public python2-ipaddr
 (define-public python-idna
   (package
     (name "python-idna")
-    (version "2.7")
+    (version "2.8")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (pypi-uri "idna" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "05jam7d31767dr12x0rbvvs8lxnpb1mhdb2zdlfxgh83z6k3hjk8"))))
+         "01rlkigdxg17sf9yar1jl8n18ls59367wqh59hnawlyg53vb6my3"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (home-page "https://github.com/kjd/idna")
     (synopsis "Internationalized domain names in applications")