diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix
index 1e8c902a050..b6ca95bc567 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "file-${version}";
-  version = "5.34";
+  version = "5.35";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     urls = [
       "ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/${name}.tar.gz"
       "https://distfiles.macports.org/file/${name}.tar.gz"
     ];
-    sha256 = "02mj4g34l13facacsc0ff8rchbh93ccqw7hns45yqgx8pzdm0npi";
+    sha256 = "0ijm1fabm68ykr1zbx0bxnka5jr3n42sj8y5mbkrnxs0fj0mxi1h";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = stdenv.lib.optional (stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.buildPlatform) file;