diff --git a/esphome/components/midea/climate.py b/esphome/components/midea/climate.py
index 0d0bdce471..08e82025b6 100644
--- a/esphome/components/midea/climate.py
+++ b/esphome/components/midea/climate.py
@@ -282,4 +282,4 @@ 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 1901f175af..6e605768fc 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ lib_deps =
     seeed-studio/Grove - Laser PM2.5 Sensor HM3301@1.0.3  ; hm3301
     glmnet/Dsmr@0.5                                       ; dsmr
     rweather/Crypto@0.2.0                                 ; dsmr
-    dudanov/MideaUART@1.1.0                               ; midea
+    dudanov/MideaUART@1.1.8                               ; midea
 build_flags =
     ${common.build_flags}
     -DUSE_ARDUINO