diff --git a/pkgs/tools/admin/eksctl/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/admin/eksctl/default.nix
index 6e1da0b591e..db6b1de456f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/admin/eksctl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/admin/eksctl/default.nix
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "eksctl";
-  version = "0.39.0";
+  version = "0.40.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "weaveworks";
     repo = pname;
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-mq1/e9FW0jP6dY6zCBlPz5dBidKLS6IROBKESfHDvPI=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-2kxJcQ0kzIbXUSecDR5CRlgp0y59wftFPUwU1MSHOn0=";
   };
 
-  vendorSha256 = "sha256-ANOeU3cFSwLcpdbpApM+j4r296ZGj/tuDV8oiMA7kMo=";
+  vendorSha256 = "sha256-m+qldNgY3+DKTFjxwKo4Sbi0F7y4xomiIuR+apek61Q=";
 
   doCheck = false;