diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/boto3/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/boto3/default.nix
index dd8de063cff1..e62936a92884 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/boto3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/boto3/default.nix
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname =  "boto3";
-  version = "1.9.94"; # N.B: if you change this, change botocore too
+  version = "1.9.96"; # N.B: if you change this, change botocore too
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "fa81dc71b23f98abe9a90de3c42ffcd98451b29ad7408465eb7c0a63e1fba95e";
+    sha256 = "c103241394d396ee08548b03d5d1f0f89a7ad1dfa7ccca88a47131f329cca093";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ botocore jmespath s3transfer ] ++ lib.optionals (!isPy3k) [ futures ];