diff --git a/pkgs/games/minecraft-server/default.nix b/pkgs/games/minecraft-server/default.nix
index d0ae0a597176..5ba4b4de2f6a 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/minecraft-server/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/minecraft-server/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, jre_headless }:
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "minecraft-server";
-  version = "1.15.2";
+  version = "1.16.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://launcher.mojang.com/v1/objects/bb2b6b1aefcd70dfd1892149ac3a215f6c636b07/server.jar";
+    url = "https://launcher.mojang.com/v1/objects/a412fd69db1f81db3f511c1463fd304675244077/server.jar";
     # sha1 because that comes from mojang via api
-    sha1 = "bb2b6b1aefcd70dfd1892149ac3a215f6c636b07";
+    sha1 = "a412fd69db1f81db3f511c1463fd304675244077";
   };
 
   preferLocalBuild = true;