diff --git a/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm b/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
index 2d8006b1cc..940a430b81 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
@@ -50800,8 +50800,33 @@ trust these primitives.")
     (description "Rust winpty bindings.")
     (license license:expat)))
 
+(define-public rust-winreg-0.8
+  (package
+    (name "rust-winreg")
+    (version "0.8.0")
+    (source
+     (origin
+       (method url-fetch)
+       (uri (crate-uri "winreg" version))
+       (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
+       (sha256
+        (base32 "1364vyx4kh170pxfg8iwlvv8xskvry53xfya0565q8qnx73gh1yi"))))
+    (build-system cargo-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     `(#:skip-build? #t
+       #:cargo-inputs
+       (("rust-chrono" ,rust-chrono-0.4)
+        ("rust-serde" ,rust-serde-1)
+        ("rust-winapi" ,rust-winapi-0.3))))
+    (home-page "https://github.com/gentoo90/winreg-rs")
+    (synopsis "Rust bindings to the MS Windows Registry API")
+    (description
+     "This package provides Rust bindings to MS Windows Registry API.")
+    (license license:expat)))
+
 (define-public rust-winreg-0.7
   (package
+    (inherit rust-winreg-0.8)
     (name "rust-winreg")
     (version "0.7.0")
     (source
@@ -50812,7 +50837,6 @@ trust these primitives.")
        (sha256
         (base32
          "0sdxcyvda4v1v6a0k1j2v1400z3ng323k9a56gxvkq51x21dn801"))))
-    (build-system cargo-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:cargo-inputs
        (("rust-chrono" ,rust-chrono-0.4)
@@ -50820,12 +50844,7 @@ trust these primitives.")
         ("rust-winapi" ,rust-winapi-0.3))
        #:cargo-development-inputs
        (("rust-rand" ,rust-rand-0.3)
-        ("rust-serde-derive" ,rust-serde-derive-1))))
-    (home-page "https://github.com/gentoo90/winreg-rs")
-    (synopsis "Rust bindings to the MS Windows Registry API")
-    (description "This package provides Rust bindings to MS Windows Registry
-API.")
-    (license license:expat)))
+        ("rust-serde-derive" ,rust-serde-derive-1))))))
 
 (define-public rust-winreg-0.6
   (package