diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/logrotate/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/logrotate/default.nix
index 964ee217108..771de9205a9 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/logrotate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/logrotate/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, gzip, popt }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "logrotate-3.8.7";
+  name = "logrotate-3.8.9";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://fedorahosted.org/releases/l/o/logrotate/${name}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "0r1bs40gwi8awx6rjq3n4lw9fgws97ww2li7z87683p380gnkfpn";
+    sha256 = "19yzs7gc8ixr6iqq22n5gbixmvzsgmwp96kp4jiwr8bjj37df3kh";
   };
 
   # Logrotate wants to access the 'mail' program; to be done.