diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmaxminddb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmaxminddb/default.nix
index 852d26344efa..2da3b5d065c9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmaxminddb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmaxminddb/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libmaxminddb";
-  version = "1.6.0";
+  version = "1.7.0";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = meta.homepage + "/releases/download/${version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-diCsGHxZHOIbzXvzUjdqPFapM+aEVYofa+9L1PP5gmc=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-StbPiRlXU183tua2Fi4SIEV5xdPksZExHQvWFj23FYw=";
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {