diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gensim/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gensim/default.nix
index 5cf36c15dfad..3249fd83e78a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gensim/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gensim/default.nix
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "gensim";
-  version = "4.1.2";
+  version = "4.2.0";
   disabled = !isPy3k;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "1932c257de4eccbb64cc40d46e8577a25f5f47b94b96019a969fb36150f11d15";
+    sha256 = "sha256-mV69KXCjHUfBAKqsECEvR+K/EuKwZTbTiIPJUf807vE=";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ smart-open numpy six scipy ];