diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/medfile/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/medfile/default.nix
index 1ef091a5d85..9593781f227 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/medfile/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/medfile/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   patches = [
-    ./hdf5-1.12.patch
+    ./hdf5-1.14.patch
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/medfile/hdf5-1.12.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/medfile/hdf5-1.14.patch
similarity index 96%
rename from pkgs/development/libraries/medfile/hdf5-1.12.patch
rename to pkgs/development/libraries/medfile/hdf5-1.14.patch
index ab73e00487c..294e87c023a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/medfile/hdf5-1.12.patch
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/medfile/hdf5-1.14.patch
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  #error "Don't forget to update the test version here when you change the major version of the library !"
  #endif
 -#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 10
-+#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 12
++#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 14
  #error "Don't forget to check the compatibility version of the library, depending on the internal hdf model choice !"
  #error "Cf. _MEDfileCreate ..."
  #endif
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     * Un test autoconf permet de fixer un intervalle de version HDF à MED.
     */
 -#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 10
-+#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 12
++#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 14
  #error "Don't forget to change the compatibility version of the library !"
  #endif
     
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     •   The creation order tracking property, H5P_CRT_ORDER_TRACKED, has been set in the group creation property list (see H5Pset_link_creation_order). 
    */
 -#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 10
-+#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 12
++#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 14
  #error "Don't forget to change the compatibility version of the library !"
  #endif
  /* L'avantage de bloquer le modèle interne HDF5 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
    }
  
 -#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 10
-+#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 12
++#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 14
  #error "Don't forget to change the compatibility version of the library !"
  #endif
    if ( H5Pset_libver_bounds( _fapl, H5F_LIBVER_18, H5F_LIBVER_18) ) {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     * Un test autoconf permet de fixer un intervalle de version HDF à MED.
     */
 -#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 10
-+#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 12
++#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 14
  #error "Don't forget to change the compatibility version of the library !"
  #endif
     
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
      goto ERROR;
    }
 -#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 10
-+#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 12
++#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 14
  #error "Don't forget to change the compatibility version of the library !"
  #endif
    if ( H5Pset_libver_bounds( _fapl, H5F_LIBVER_18, H5F_LIBVER_18 ) ) {