diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgit2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgit2/default.nix
index e6808b47ab09..a35ca1cdb84e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgit2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgit2/default.nix
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libgit2";
-  version = "1.5.1";
+  version = "1.6.1";
   # also check the following packages for updates: python3.pkgs.pygit2 and libgit2-glib
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "libgit2";
     repo = "libgit2";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-KzBMwpqn6wUFhgB3KDclBS0BvZSVcasM5AG/y+L91xM=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-W1MawEhkOOSoAEGdi2Ay+4wRo/bBPoh1HnwUxx9wHzA=";
   };
 
   cmakeFlags = [