diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/buildbot/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/buildbot/default.nix
index b088480f5de4..f9a73d248315 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/buildbot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/buildbot/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, fetchpatch, makeWrapper, isPy3k,
+{ stdenv, lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch, makeWrapper, isPy3k,
   python, twisted, jinja2, zope_interface, future, sqlalchemy,
   sqlalchemy_migrate, dateutil, txaio, autobahn, pyjwt, pyyaml, treq,
   txrequests, pyjade, boto3, moto, mock, python-lz4, setuptoolsTrial,
@@ -25,12 +25,17 @@ let
 
   package = buildPythonPackage rec {
     pname = "buildbot";
-    version = "2.7.0";
+    version = "2.8.0";
 
-    src = fetchPypi {
-      inherit pname version;
-      sha256 = "0jj8fh611n7xc3vsfbgpqsllp38cfj3spkr2kz3ara2x7jvh3406";
+    # tests fail with the 2.8.0 sdist, so fetchFromGitHub instead
+    # https://github.com/buildbot/buildbot/pull/5322
+    src = fetchFromGitHub {
+      owner = "buildbot";
+      repo = "buildbot";
+      rev = "v${version}";
+      sha256 = "0akd61mgjp53c3vyf2yyzd0xf0cjwpvsi7g8pz72xrvnil1s4w7k";
     };
+    sourceRoot = "./source/master";
 
     propagatedBuildInputs = [
       # core
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/buildbot/pkg.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/buildbot/pkg.nix
index cb3124ec7e38..12a7e99984f7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/buildbot/pkg.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/buildbot/pkg.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "buildbot-pkg";
-  version = "2.7.0";
+  version = "2.8.0";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "03zb09r8w8dvd9qas7h6gdwlqc7q482ikph6h3708lpnkn72xdkb";
+    sha256 = "09sf36h8q8wrp0n57nb9915k86qdjyjj4xpdzy8q4s9z121iw0xz";
   };
 
   postPatch = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/buildbot/plugins.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/buildbot/plugins.nix
index cd35f14fb37d..abb5d356540b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/buildbot/plugins.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/buildbot/plugins.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
     src = fetchPypi {
       inherit pname version;
-      sha256 = "1d8xdk4rq4p3fw03cvz7d1pmpjjbyrnzzjifzv46q88vk7jakgxi";
+      sha256 = "1xq7pqvvsvgd2n38yzk0bqx943ldxsldrdcldwjshazq831rbdbn";
     };
 
     # Remove unneccessary circular dependency on buildbot
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
     src = fetchPypi {
       inherit pname version;
-      sha256 = "03pl75avi6cmmhjvfn0a0b4drn35yv37kvgn04zjdwa3m6p3haa8";
+      sha256 = "0ixq8x845glnykpab2z0vhwp69nbw98mg0df34kf32wjvm8j6kjh";
     };
 
     buildInputs = [ buildbot-pkg ];
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
     src = fetchPypi {
       inherit pname version;
-      sha256 = "0rzjk3qmlvid8qag3r00zaszchncl1nl8l2yapvc1zqh2dqlln58";
+      sha256 = "1gn0amv8l0n0ny1x78g8x4rpfsnhcs9gkws2zw3nx78y4pbs6lw5";
     };
 
     buildInputs = [ buildbot-pkg ];
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 
     src = fetchPypi {
       inherit pname version;
-      sha256 = "1n4j73y9kwfqk7dz1fh1bpan68vlpnbz7idxpmsphyay8w8y9dd4";
+      sha256 = "04c0m4liyl4aaksq9x8wncasacfv0vgl0igafnhf440cf9lhkkwy";
     };
 
     buildInputs = [ buildbot-pkg ];
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 
     src = fetchPypi {
       inherit pname version;
-      sha256 = "1babkcgxczs6zfk2b6jmsy2vwbrgdydrp2px1mfwa3wmv8fwlssg";
+      sha256 = "0c7lr4q3dvz3zhbnsvs2chsc6yn2jh10dnh1y66axdxk8hpqs3nc";
     };
 
     buildInputs = [ buildbot-pkg ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/buildbot/worker.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/buildbot/worker.nix
index 365ca0bcf14a..4f77fb7ae069 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/buildbot/worker.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/buildbot/worker.nix
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage (rec {
   pname = "buildbot-worker";
-  version = "2.7.0";
+  version = "2.8.0";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "1vwy46acvczgk1hhpsqdwpcw55j4hm5pkw6j01f92axiga8r5jk6";
+    sha256 = "19pabha9jh3jnz9micfn5y4khnx4q6g1zc27wvfw6663mw6spykx";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ twisted future ];