diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/rng-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/rng-tools/default.nix
index a5470f05613b..ec7fd33b295b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/rng-tools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/rng-tools/default.nix
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "rng-tools";
-  version = "6.16";
+  version = "6.17";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "nhorman";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-9pXQhG2nbu6bq4BnBgEOyyUBNkQTI5RhWmJIoLtFU+c=";
+    hash = "sha256-wqJvLvxmNG2nb5P525w25Y8byUUJi24QIHNJomCKeG8=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook libtool pkg-config ];