diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libjxl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libjxl/default.nix
index b406654caba1..bc773d354832 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libjxl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libjxl/default.nix
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libjxl";
-  version = "0.5";
+  version = "0.6.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "libjxl";
     repo = "libjxl";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "0grljgmy6cfhm8zni9d1mdn01qzc49k1pl75vhr7qcd3sp4r8lxm";
+    sha256 = "sha256-fTK5hyU9PZ6nigMsfzVugwviihgAXfEcLF+l+n5h+54=";
     # There are various submodules in `third_party/`.
     fetchSubmodules = true;
   };