diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/messer-slim/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/messer-slim/default.nix
index 79cce7b9f744..3b12e12a2258 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/messer-slim/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/messer-slim/default.nix
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, gcc, gcc-unwrapped }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  version = "3.7.1";
+  version = "4.0";
   pname = "messer-slim";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "MesserLab";
     repo = "SLiM";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-3ox+9hzqI8s4gmEkQ3Xm1Ih639LBtcSJNNmJgbpWaoM=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-2iEflSDknlQtCLz2MvEZExOT+MQlEYOMY2JI0XE6mw0=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake gcc gcc-unwrapped ];