diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
index eb0ddf2dc29..5903b535f60 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
@@ -201,13 +201,13 @@ let
 
   maxminddb = buildPecl rec {
     pname = "maxminddb";
-    version = "1.5.0";
+    version = "1.6.0";
 
     src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "maxmind";
       repo = "MaxMind-DB-Reader-php";
       rev = "v${version}";
-      sha256 = "1ilgpx36rgihjr8s4bvkbms5hl6xy7mymna3ym2bl4lb15vkr0sm";
+      sha256 = "0sa943ij9pgz55aik93lllb8lh063bvr66ibn77p3y3p41vdiabz";
     };
 
     buildInputs = [ pkgs.libmaxminddb ];