diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/fswatch/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/fswatch/default.nix
index 5eb252a9c0e4..bf1784e08a02 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/fswatch/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/fswatch/default.nix
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "fswatch";
-  version = "1.16.0";
+  version = "1.17.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "emcrisostomo";
     repo = "fswatch";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-EKbo5gkrWuijLJgYsNBDtxy0ioXu/yHxnPPeOpk620g=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-9xCp/SaqdUsVhOYr/QfAN/7RcRxsybCmfiO91vf3j40=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook makeWrapper ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ CoreServices ];