diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/scikit-bio/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/scikit-bio/default.nix
index 2c4920cf4c15..a1b355f1b832 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/scikit-bio/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/scikit-bio/default.nix
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
-  version = "0.5.8";
+  version = "0.5.9";
   pname = "scikit-bio";
   disabled = !isPy3k;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-1VqDw+XyyhEydE4UCSM/th2a8MWpXet7KR5uNAcSuGs=";
+    hash = "sha256-euBE3IvuIxkAJIrcOoZZB352FA1WrJ9CvQH7eYEBSRA=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cython ];