diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.4.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.4.x.nix
index 8fd4f39ee94..7d5c7ac3a73 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.4.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.4.x.nix
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ self: super: {
   #   2. https://github.com/hspec/hspec/pull/355 The buildTool will be properly
   #      cabal2nixed when run on the patched cabal file.
   hspec = let
-    breakCycles = super.hspec_2_5_1.override { stringbuilder = dontCheck self.stringbuilder; };
+    breakCycles = super.hspec_2_5_3.override { stringbuilder = dontCheck self.stringbuilder; };
   in addTestToolDepend breakCycles self.hspec-meta;
   hspec-core = let
-    breakCycles = super.hspec-core_2_5_1.override { silently = dontCheck self.silently; temporary = dontCheck self.temporary; };
+    breakCycles = super.hspec-core_2_5_3.override { silently = dontCheck self.silently; temporary = dontCheck self.temporary; };
   in addTestToolDepend breakCycles self.hspec-meta;
-  hspec-discover = addTestToolDepend super.hspec-discover_2_5_1 self.hspec-meta;
+  hspec-discover = addTestToolDepend super.hspec-discover_2_5_3 self.hspec-meta;
   hspec-smallcheck = addTestToolDepend self.hspec-smallcheck_0_5_2 self.hspec-meta;
 
   integer-gmp = null;