diff --git a/esphome/components/midea/climate.py b/esphome/components/midea/climate.py
index 137fcdd607..7717613fc4 100644
--- a/esphome/components/midea/climate.py
+++ b/esphome/components/midea/climate.py
@@ -281,4 +281,4 @@ async def to_code(config):
     if CONF_HUMIDITY_SETPOINT in config:
         sens = await sensor.new_sensor(config[CONF_HUMIDITY_SETPOINT])
         cg.add(var.set_humidity_setpoint_sensor(sens))
-    cg.add_library("dudanov/MideaUART", "1.1.5")
+    cg.add_library("dudanov/MideaUART", "1.1.8")
diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index f4dea3fcb9..73d5595dcd 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ lib_deps =
     glmnet/Dsmr@0.3        ; used by dsmr
     rweather/Crypto@0.2.0  ; used by dsmr
     esphome/noise-c@0.1.1  ; used by api
-    dudanov/MideaUART@1.1.0  ; used by midea
+    dudanov/MideaUART@1.1.8  ; used by midea
 
 build_flags =
     -DESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL=ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL_VERY_VERBOSE