diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 515fcb3545..8dc52f06fe 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: prettier
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
-    rev: "v1.7.1" # Use the sha / tag you want to point at
+    rev: "v1.8.0" # Use the sha / tag you want to point at
     hooks:
       - id: mypy
         additional_dependencies:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4aa4e9a65d..7861579a51 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 ### General
 
 - Add Ruff linter and formatter replacing Black, isort and pyupgrade ([#2620](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2620))
+- Update pre-commit hook pre-commit/mirrors-mypy to v1.8.0 ([#2630](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2630))
 
 # [v2.11.1 - Magnesium Dragon Patch](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/releases/tag/2.11) - [2023-12-20]