diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/default.nix
index 7b727964d0ae..e70f195d2679 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/default.nix
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ in lib.makeExtensible (self: {
   };
 
   nix_2_16 = common {
-    version = "2.16.0";
-    hash = "sha256-KjcQkI2HgbP7KOlHxb2DvyHISQXo2OExvvjqTyK7P0o=";
+    version = "2.16.1";
+    hash = "sha256-/XCWa2osNFIpPC5MkxlX6qTZf/DaTLwS3LWN0SRFiuU=";
   };
 
   # The minimum Nix version supported by Nixpkgs