diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/levenshtein/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/levenshtein/default.nix
index 3cdecde9e70..47a9d2c39c3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/levenshtein/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/levenshtein/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "levenshtein";
-  version = "0.21.1";
+  version = "0.22.0";
   format = "pyproject";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "maxbachmann";
     repo = "Levenshtein";
     rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-I1kVGbZI1hQRNv0e44giWiMqmeqaqFZks20IyFQ9VIU=";
+    hash = "sha256-rqbZ2+UfWhh5qEd1GL6W9edHPCSNnK3s/Y2aT3R5wCA=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [