diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/glibc/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/glibc/default.nix
index 7d4ca6e75e13..d85ef5f65f65 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/glibc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/glibc/default.nix
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 }:
 let
   pname = "glibc";
-  version = "2.38";
+  version = "2.42";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnu/libc/glibc-${version}.tar.xz";
-    hash = "sha256-+4KZiZiyspllRnvBtp0VLpwwfSzzAcnq+0VVt3DvP9I=";
+    hash = "sha256-0XdeMuRijmTvkw9DW2e7Y691may2viszW58Z8WUJ8X8=";
   };
 
   linkerFile =