diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix
index df741fd26aa9..fae2c5f1cc2f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix
@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ in {
   # the permitted insecure version to ensure it gets cached for our users
   # and backport this to stable release (23.05).
   openssl_1_1 = common {
-    version = "1.1.1u";
-    sha256 = "sha256-4vjYS1I+7NBse+diaDA3AwD7zBU4a/UULXJ1j2lj68Y=";
+    version = "1.1.1v";
+    sha256 = "sha256-1ml+KHHncjhGBALpNi1H0YOCsV758karpse9eA04prA=";
     patches = [
       ./1.1/nix-ssl-cert-file.patch
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release.nix
index 8f470925fac4..2ac81d0a237c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       # for no real reason.
       # Remove them for 23.11.
       "nodejs-16.20.1"
-      "openssl-1.1.1u"
+      "openssl-1.1.1v"
     ];
   }; }
 }: