diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/sbt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/sbt/default.nix
index 8e667cc23bea..5371bea7760e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/sbt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/sbt/default.nix
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "sbt";
-  version = "1.5.8";
+  version = "1.6.0";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://github.com/sbt/sbt/releases/download/v${version}/sbt-${version}.tgz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-WnT3UrfcIAs7HRxRUyfwHCH++DPpVzjeQsJC+3hA1Ik=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-Y52xcPZRDQ+IX/QAVGRODshbuDb5oJA45r9OT2Jxusw=";
   };
 
   postPatch = ''