diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorflow-metadata/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorflow-metadata/default.nix
index b39f1211d0c..bdf6cc08aa6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorflow-metadata/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorflow-metadata/default.nix
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "tensorflow-metadata";
-  version = "1.7.0";
+  version = "1.8.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "tensorflow";
     repo = "metadata";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-CQlLEVNcD9u2pojz8r1eLzYzc9i2hjdZfzfYSQ/8Q4k=";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256-IaLr6XYEy1EcyWi5GWzDFa7TeVZ59v8Wj5qkNdVbOqw=";
   };
 
   patches = [