diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/linbox/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/linbox/default.nix
index 8389ba7e3e0f..64bb81f18d68 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/linbox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/linbox/default.nix
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "${pname}-${version}";
   pname = "linbox";
-  version = "1.6.0";
+  version = "1.6.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "linbox-team";
     repo = "${pname}";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "0rmk474hvgkggmhxwa5i52wdnbvipx9n8mpsc41j1c96q4v8fl22";
+    sha256 = "11mgj7pkppvzmhx5g6wfnzisk36z00gqzzq9p14hzh5dbdhk3693";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [