diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pooch/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pooch/default.nix
index de0ba145828c..1f22351971af 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pooch/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pooch/default.nix
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pooch";
-  version = "1.3.0";
+  version = "1.4.0";
   disabled = isPy27;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "30d448e825904e2d763bbbe418831a788813c32f636b21c8d60ee5f474532898";
+    sha256 = "f827e79ab51b21a8964a4b1ea8972aa4a1079cb9c1ff8e9ec61893eb7dab50cb";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ packaging appdirs requests ];