diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinxcontrib-spelling/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinxcontrib-spelling/default.nix
index 4d9a4b2ba94..a67787f6933 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinxcontrib-spelling/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinxcontrib-spelling/default.nix
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "sphinxcontrib-spelling";
-  version = "2.2.0";
+  version = "4.2.0";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "1f0fymrk4kvhqs0vj9gay4lhacxkfrlrpj4gvg0p4wjdczplxd3z";
+    sha256 = "44a9445b237ade895ae1fccbe6f41422489b1ffb2a026c1b78b0c1c1c229f9bf";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ sphinx pyenchant pbr ];