diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gp/gperftools/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gp/gperftools/package.nix
index a5888096c827..693d874cbf7b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gp/gperftools/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gp/gperftools/package.nix
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "gperftools";
-  version = "2.17.2";
+  version = "2.18.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "gperftools";
     repo = "gperftools";
     tag = "gperftools-${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-WCEuiSjNIX/KhEBWndyVhrKlWs7H60mcHoPlWd7YWC4=";
+    hash = "sha256-LvLsq0UuMu51vcgxDrBkdnoUJ3qFH+tbXbTjreBxBqs=";
   };
 
   patches = [