diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nanobind/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nanobind/default.nix
index 6f562525b0b1..9f0710b79aef 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nanobind/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nanobind/default.nix
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@
 }:
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "nanobind";
-  version = "2.5.0";
+  version = "2.6.1";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "wjakob";
     repo = "nanobind";
     tag = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-sH+qZHd9OKDxl2yTAeDh4xLwW64k6nIToyLfd3cR6kE=";
+    hash = "sha256-1CU5aRhiVPGXLVYZzOM8ELgRwa3hz7kQSwlTYsvFE7s=";
     fetchSubmodules = true;
   };
 
@@ -57,13 +57,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   doCheck = false;
 
   preCheck = ''
-    # TODO: added 2.2.0, re-enable on next bump
-    # https://github.com/wjakob/nanobind/issues/754
-    # "generated stubs do not match their references"
-    # > -import tensorflow.python.framework.ops
-    # > +import tensorflow
-    rm tests/test_ndarray_ext.pyi.ref
-
     # build tests
     make -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES
   '';