diff --git a/gnu/packages/backup.scm b/gnu/packages/backup.scm
index 81925ab3ef..44435f8cd6 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/backup.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/backup.scm
@@ -413,13 +413,13 @@ detection, and lossless compression.")
 (define-public borg
   (package
     (name "borg")
-    (version "1.0.7")
+    (version "1.0.8")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (pypi-uri "borgbackup" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1l9iw55w5x51yxl3q89cf6avg80lajxvc8qz584hrsmnk6i56cr0"))
+                "1fdfi0yzzdrrlml6780n4fh61sqm7pw6fcd1y67kfkvw8hy5c0k9"))
               (modules '((guix build utils)))
               (snippet
                '(for-each