diff --git a/tools/workspace/pybind11/repository.bzl b/tools/workspace/pybind11/repository.bzl
index 43e43ff069aa..35fd1e3ef280 100644
--- a/tools/workspace/pybind11/repository.bzl
+++ b/tools/workspace/pybind11/repository.bzl
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ _REPOSITORY = "RobotLocomotion/pybind11"
 #  https://github.com/RobotLocomotion/pybind11/blob/drake/include/pybind11/detail/common.h
 # and if it has changed, then update the version number in the two
 # pybind11-*.cmake files in the current directory to match.
-_COMMIT = "c1b0cddf0af5dbca6030fe51fcba25c386bf46a6"
+_COMMIT = "1f8e0c3c4365ed01f2551d61c8ea3e558f690809"
 
-_SHA256 = "b98c9ec522a89fabef86b23d6ea530a2291eafd518f6a7a8a18b0f58b7e3515e"
+_SHA256 = "9de2e78026ddbfbdfd3b28c60d53f8f6021a5512638478692c3677c9f6890fb6"
 
 def pybind11_repository(
         name,