diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/linbox/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/linbox/default.nix
index cde422906da..a0d8bb870f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/linbox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/linbox/default.nix
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "${pname}-${version}";
   pname = "linbox";
-  version = "1.6.1";
+  version = "1.6.2";
+
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "linbox-team";
     repo = "${pname}";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "11mgj7pkppvzmhx5g6wfnzisk36z00gqzzq9p14hzh5dbdhk3693";
+    sha256 = "038br15hhc8dc1hq0pkv6vb1qx9hjr7hjv3w9fq9qwkd870h2v1q";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [