diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fmt/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fmt/package.py
index 47ea7e2513..78dba39d28 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fmt/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fmt/package.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class Fmt(CMakePackage):
     homepage = "https://fmt.dev/"
     url      = "https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt/releases/download/7.1.3/fmt-7.1.3.zip"
 
+    version('8.0.1', sha256='a627a56eab9554fc1e5dd9a623d0768583b3a383ff70a4312ba68f94c9d415bf')
     version('7.1.3', sha256='5d98c504d0205f912e22449ecdea776b78ce0bb096927334f80781e720084c9f')
     version('7.1.2', sha256='4d6968ab7c01e95cc76df136755703defb985105a117b83057e4fd5d53680ea7')
     version('7.1.0', sha256='308af4e36ee3ab527b51014a2a5d862682c84f5d16f7a597aea34c84853cbcb0')