diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qpdf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qpdf/default.nix
index 838657f48bbe..d80309f2b16b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qpdf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qpdf/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "qpdf";
-  version = "11.5.0";
+  version = "11.6.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "qpdf";
     repo = "qpdf";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-lojvsCgBsT7wVRLWfkeOduEYUG7ztI/uryM0WueWiL0=";
+    hash = "sha256-QXRzvSMi6gKISJo44KIjTYENNqxh1yDhUUhEZa8uz6Q=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake perl ];