diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-nanobind/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-nanobind/package.py
index 5c39cf271cf..95a38f5b763 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-nanobind/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-nanobind/package.py
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ class PyNanobind(PythonPackage):
     maintainers("chrisrichardson", "garth-wells", "ma595")
 
     version("master", branch="master", submodules=True)
+    version(
+        "1.8.0", tag="v1.8.0", commit="1a309ba444a47e081dc6213d72345a2fbbd20795", submodules=True
+    )
     version(
         "1.7.0", tag="v1.7.0", commit="555ec7595c89c60ce7cf53e803bc226dc4899abb", submodules=True
     )