diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/lyra/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/lyra/default.nix
index 31b85b01d6a..bc266154888 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/lyra/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/lyra/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "lyra";
-  version = "1.5.1";
+  version = "1.6";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "bfgroup";
     repo = "lyra";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "0xil6b055csnrvxxmby5x9njf166bri472jxwzshc49cz7svhhpk";
+    sha256 = "sha256-5k4b1JVrGDmT65tSWo6AkqvNpN+6n8wZgqEuXLL7stI=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ meson ninja ];