diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/docutils/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/docutils/default.nix
index 529a09d3f046..3cd680e062f0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/docutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/docutils/default.nix
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "docutils";
-  version = "0.17.1";
+  version = "0.18.1";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "686577d2e4c32380bb50cbb22f575ed742d58168cee37e99117a854bcd88f125";
+    sha256 = "sha256-Z5mHyvNhp1OdduWEy+3cMR467pN4d8hzRvMd68Y+nQY=";
   };
 
   # Only Darwin needs LANG, but we could set it in general.