diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/backward-cpp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/backward-cpp/default.nix
index 03f49c3ee504..125e3799f572 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/backward-cpp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/backward-cpp/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "backward";
-  version = "1.3";
+  version = "1.6";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "bombela";
     repo = "backward-cpp";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "1nx77qamal53rq8qxsjzax6ljawb345a1v3cqmfwa0hx26srxcln";
+    sha256 = "sha256-2k5PjwFxgA/2XPqJrPHxgSInM61FBEcieppBx+MAUKw=";
   };
 
   installPhase = ''