diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/sane/backends/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/sane/backends/default.nix
index b867269db057..b7ee6d200af2 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/sane/backends/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/sane/backends/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "sane-backends";
-  version = "1.0.32";
+  version = "1.1.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     # raw checkouts of the repo do not work because, the configure script is
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     # https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/-/issues/440
     # unfortunately this make the url unpredictable on update, to find the link
     # go to https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/-/releases and choose
-    # the link with other in the URL.
-    url = "https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/uploads/104f09c07d35519cc8e72e604f11643f/sane-backends-1.0.32.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "055iicihxa6b28iv5fnz13n67frdr5nrydq2c846f9x7q0vw4a1s";
+    # the link under the heading "Other".
+    url = "https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/uploads/7d30fab4e115029d91027b6a58d64b43/sane-backends-1.1.1.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "sha256-3UsEw3pC8UxGGejupqlX9MfGF/5Z4yrihys3OUCotgM=";
   };
 
   patches = [
@@ -140,5 +140,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     homepage = "http://www.sane-project.org/";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.symphorien ];
   };
 }