diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/numcodecs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/numcodecs/default.nix
index 92d049dbe6cb..a28a951b32f1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/numcodecs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/numcodecs/default.nix
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "numcodecs";
-  version = "0.6.4";
+  version = "0.7.2";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "ef4843d5db4d074e607e9b85156835c10d006afc10e175bda62ff5412fca6e4d";
+    sha256 = "4a038064d5604e6181a64db668d7b700d9ae87e4041984c04cbf0042469664b0";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [