diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/machine-learning/vowpal-wabbit/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/machine-learning/vowpal-wabbit/default.nix
index 7e9b322b4157..8dd55efaeb52 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/machine-learning/vowpal-wabbit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/machine-learning/vowpal-wabbit/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "vowpal-wabbit";
-  version = "8.11.0";
+  version = "9.0.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "VowpalWabbit";
     repo = "vowpal_wabbit";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-F3la4n1ULMN2nktr+PVWFPl3V2RfCowR0ozL+dnbhgA=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-ZUurY2bmTKKIW4GR4oiIpLxb6DSRUNJI/EyNSOu9D9c=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];