diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyfaidx/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyfaidx/default.nix
index eb0b573c438..7188ac8ce4a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyfaidx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyfaidx/default.nix
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pyfaidx";
-  version = "0.5.7";
+  version = "0.5.8";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "512c409b36eadfe39c40e46112d8f96b29fdc1032dc424da2bdc783d476f5b0a";
+    sha256 = "038xi3a6zvrxbyyfpp64ka8pcjgsdq4fgw9cl5lpxbvmm1bzzw2q";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ six ];