diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gbenchmark/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gbenchmark/default.nix
index 0bb9e58fe35..fc356d6f003 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gbenchmark/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gbenchmark/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gbenchmark";
-  version = "1.6.0";
+  version = "1.6.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "google";
     repo = "benchmark";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-EAJk3JhLdkuGKRMtspTLejck8doWPd7Z0Lv/Mvf3KFY=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-yUiFxi80FWBmTZgqmqTMf9oqcBeg3o4I4vKd4djyRWY=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];