diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/sbt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/sbt/default.nix
index 8165313ab8c8..3e78f7a47688 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/sbt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/sbt/default.nix
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "sbt";
-  version = "1.9.4";
+  version = "1.9.6";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://github.com/sbt/sbt/releases/download/v${finalAttrs.version}/sbt-${finalAttrs.version}.tgz";
-    hash = "sha256-aL0CJcKdo5ss+yW2dwqRn2nkdiG7JQESFSdC1/KauHA=";
+    hash = "sha256-kj15F8y5mp/ZhfSr/YHKrK7UIoTmfT92lsxSOefFlcs=";
   };
 
   postPatch = ''