diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/zxing-cpp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/zxing-cpp/default.nix
index 514ebe9975ad..126ef2bc69d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/zxing-cpp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/zxing-cpp/default.nix
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "zxing-cpp";
-  version = "1.2.0";
+  version = "1.4.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "nu-book";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-M565VNKhSmYFmCMEI9UFuHWNZWeHrf9qzZkMAw9LUr4=";
+    hash = "sha256-MTu8tvJXpo6+Z0aSIZ27nmerNtNBOwnL/jDkGedIiM8=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [