diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/rocksdb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/rocksdb/default.nix
index 48a86b7b39a0..233a69e57b4e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/rocksdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/rocksdb/default.nix
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "rocksdb";
-  version = "7.7.3";
+  version = "7.8.3";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "facebook";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-Np3HPTZYzyoPOKL0xgsLzcvOkceFiEQd+1nyGbg4BHo=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-HVLxLltOZ0e9BCekynjdc+f/fTS9vz15GZVKB77uDXo=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ninja ];