diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/cdo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/cdo/default.nix
index 18a6dc57434a..3de126d111ef 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/cdo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/cdo/default.nix
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "cdo";
-  version = "2.2.2";
+  version = "2.4.2";
 
   # Dependencies
   buildInputs = [ curl netcdf hdf5 python3 ];
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://code.mpimet.mpg.de/attachments/download/28882/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-QZx3MVJEAZr0GilsBQZvR0zMv5Tev6rp4hBtpRvHyTc=";
+    url = "https://code.mpimet.mpg.de/attachments/download/29481/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "sha256-TfH+K4+S9Uwn6585nt+rQNkyIAWmcyyhUk71wWJ6xOc=";
   };
 
  configureFlags = [
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
    ++ lib.optional enable_all_static "--enable-all-static"
    ++ lib.optional enable_cxx "--enable-cxx";
 
+  # address error: 'TARGET_OS_MACCATALYST' is not defined,
+  # evaluates to 0 [-Werror,-Wundef-prefix=TARGET_OS_]
+  # we don't want to appear to be a catalyst build;
+  # we are a TARGET_OS_MAC
+  env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin "-DTARGET_OS_MACCATALYST=0";
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Collection of command line Operators to manipulate and analyse Climate and NWP model Data";
     mainProgram = "cdo";