diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/attempt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/attempt/default.nix
index c000002d4998..2546748ee1ed 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/attempt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/attempt/default.nix
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   pname = "attempt";
-  version = "0.4.0";
-  sha256 = "0n7srd1gy1fa0q1qzizvdgmrc078jyx47115aw85vvl74vh9qyjy";
+  version = "0.4.0.1";
+  sha256 = "1gvq04ds62kk88r2210mxd1fggp6vf5p8j5hci9vqkkss1hy9rxh";
   buildDepends = [ failure ];
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://github.com/snoyberg/attempt/tree/master";
-    description = "Concrete data type for handling extensible exceptions as failures";
+    description = "Concrete data type for handling extensible exceptions as failures. (deprecated)";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
     maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres ];