diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/lmdb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/lmdb/default.nix
index 4e76d4e1bb7f..fd9d0a2ae146 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/lmdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/lmdb/default.nix
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
   lmdb,
 }:
 
-buildPythonPackage rec {
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "lmdb";
-  version = "1.7.5";
+  version = "2.2.1";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-8GBHUXYssJcFnVQSRExAV7lfOGx+2Vg2PPY/RT5RCNo=";
+    inherit (finalAttrs) pname version;
+    hash = "sha256-sgG0FvfWzqm9L5dyd6X1HW5SpDTW7FEaizSZDfKxqcU=";
   };
 
   build-system = [ setuptools ];
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = {
     description = "Universal Python binding for the LMDB 'Lightning' Database";
     homepage = "https://github.com/dw/py-lmdb";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/jnwatson/py-lmdb/blob/py-lmdb_${version}/ChangeLog";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/jnwatson/py-lmdb/blob/py-lmdb_${finalAttrs.version}/ChangeLog";
     license = lib.licenses.openldap;
-    maintainers = [
-    ];
+    maintainers = [ ];
   };
-}
+})