diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gdbm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gdbm/default.nix
index 83df37f236b..e1a3def0ba4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gdbm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gdbm/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gdbm";
-  version = "1.20";
+  version = "1.23";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnu/gdbm/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-OurAVkizSCoQotqYa586OAoprWUL6AuYF6Q1+4EUopI=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-dLEIHSH/8TrkvXwW5dblBKTCb3zeHcoNljpIQXS7ys0=";
   };
 
   doCheck = true; # not cross;