diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tqdm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tqdm/default.nix
index e2f34343763..d906b6d51d5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tqdm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tqdm/default.nix
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "tqdm";
-  version = "4.36.1";
+  version = "4.40.2";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "abc25d0ce2397d070ef07d8c7e706aede7920da163c64997585d42d3537ece3d";
+    sha256 = "f0ab01cf3ae5673d18f918700c0165e5fad0f26b5ebe4b34f62ead92686b5340";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ nose coverage glibcLocales flake8 ];
+  checkInputs = [ nose coverage glibcLocales flake8 ];
 
   postPatch = ''
     # Remove performance testing.