diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/assimp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/assimp/default.nix
index d5a98b0ce92e..b9207e517069 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/assimp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/assimp/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "assimp";
-  version = "4.1.0";
+  version = "5.0.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub{
     owner = "assimp";
     repo = "assimp";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "00g61g3ixmfszzjncpvm8x7gp2livaj4lmhbycjmrw4x3gfqlc4r";
+    sha256 = "17y5q5hbygmb0cgf96gd3v8sal5g69cp8hmh1cs3yz7v00kjysmz";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ cmake boost zlib ];