diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gbenchmark/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gbenchmark/default.nix
index ff7aa2fbdda8..4622c6bf602b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gbenchmark/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gbenchmark/default.nix
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, gtest }:
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, cmake
+, gtest
+, prometheus-cpp
+}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gbenchmark";
-  version = "1.6.1";
+  version = "1.7.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "google";
     repo = "benchmark";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-yUiFxi80FWBmTZgqmqTMf9oqcBeg3o4I4vKd4djyRWY=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-gg3g/0Ki29FnGqKv9lDTs5oA9NjH23qQ+hTdVtSU+zo=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
@@ -25,6 +31,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   doCheck = true;
 
+  passthru.tests = {
+    inherit prometheus-cpp;
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A microbenchmark support library";
     homepage = "https://github.com/google/benchmark";