diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/rdkafka/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/rdkafka/default.nix
index 7b3d5b3db16f..da595dfb3b67 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/rdkafka/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/rdkafka/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "rdkafka";
-  version = "1.5.2";
+  version = "1.5.3";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "edenhill";
     repo = "librdkafka";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "0qm9rvvkqypqh0vpgkrlqgaxkqdvs3finpr5niwxc6ypblc3ir1g";
+    sha256 = "12cc7l5vpxyrm8ca0cpm8sdl54hb8dranal8sz55r9y8igz1q1wb";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];