diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/xmrig/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/xmrig/default.nix
index 88adbfff3b9..9814ec92f02 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/xmrig/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/xmrig/default.nix
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "xmrig-${version}";
-  version = "2.5.3";
+  version = "2.6.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "xmrig";
     repo = "xmrig";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "1f9z9akgaf27r5hjrsjw0clk47p7igi0slbg7z6c3rvy5q9kq0wp";
+    sha256 = "05gd3jl8nvj2b73l4x72rfbbxrkw3r8q1h761ly4z35v4f3lahk8";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];