diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
index 48bcf143bb6..142859e7f55 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ assert selinuxSupport -> libselinux != null && libsepol != null;
 with lib;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "coreutils-8.27";
+  name = "coreutils-8.28";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnu/coreutils/${name}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "0sv547572iq8ayy8klir4hnngnx92a9nsazmf1wgzfc7xr4x74c8";
+    sha256 = "0r8c1bgm68kl70j1lgd0rv12iykw6143k4m9a56xip9rc2hv25qi";
   };
 
   # FIXME needs gcc 4.9 in bootstrap tools