diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/highfive/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/highfive/default.nix
index 364c99fa2923..5ee46c698fe9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/highfive/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/highfive/default.nix
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ assert mpiSupport -> mpi != null;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "highfive${lib.optionalString mpiSupport "-mpi"}";
-  version = "2.9.0";
+  version = "2.10.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "BlueBrain";
     repo = "HighFive";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-4n7J0qf4josYVsbVF4u+NLdecpA9gqHXCfibr0QfyJ4=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-0ACT899G+CCc08UFsSC8SnUEZR2mrpQbqXW9FklRAjU=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];