diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/shapelib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/shapelib/default.nix
index 27a3b7f5ee30..f61012840e9d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/shapelib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/shapelib/default.nix
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "shapelib";
-  version = "1.6.0";
+  version = "1.6.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://download.osgeo.org/shapelib/shapelib-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-GVKLJDdyQXBWNzIMNnlDAxrVCIZl0fsOHqpSpxJkpsQ=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-XakKYOJUQPEI9OjpVzK/qD7eE8jgwrz4CuQQBsyOvCA=";
   };
 
   doCheck = true;