diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/numcodecs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/numcodecs/default.nix
index 70f5a96196be..3f41e2b621b2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/numcodecs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/numcodecs/default.nix
@@ -17,23 +17,25 @@
 
   # optional-dependencies
   crc32c,
+  pyzstd,
 
   # tests
   msgpack,
   pytestCheckHook,
   importlib-metadata,
+  zstd,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "numcodecs";
-  version = "0.16.1";
+  version = "0.16.3";
   pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-xH8g1lZFRWjGtGl84CCB5ru1EvGYc4xqVvr+gCnJf7E=";
+    hash = "sha256-U9cFhl+q8KeSfJc683d1MgAcj7tlPeEZwehEYIYU15k=";
   };
 
   build-system = [
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   optional-dependencies = {
     crc32c = [ crc32c ];
     msgpack = [ msgpack ];
+    pyzstd = [ pyzstd ];
     # zfpy = [ zfpy ];
   };
 
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook
     importlib-metadata
+    zstd
   ]
   ++ lib.concatAttrValues optional-dependencies;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index a270b1f97489..0de5007a16a5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -10988,7 +10988,9 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   numbagg = callPackage ../development/python-modules/numbagg { };
 
-  numcodecs = callPackage ../development/python-modules/numcodecs { };
+  numcodecs = callPackage ../development/python-modules/numcodecs {
+    inherit (pkgs) zstd;
+  };
 
   numdifftools = callPackage ../development/python-modules/numdifftools { };