diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/persistent/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/persistent/default.nix
index 8ca5a919f5c..ade655a634a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/persistent/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/persistent/default.nix
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 
 cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   pname = "persistent";
-  version = "1.2.3.2";
-  sha256 = "18kail3v524k10gjx2j6yh462bvf89lq49gya0hiwxkmqsbx9fdn";
+  version = "1.3.0";
+  sha256 = "03m2knmjkm25n48shqc7i7mjr0npwdq2dva8ygv9imzjdcb1146m";
   buildDepends = [
     aeson attoparsec base64Bytestring blazeHtml blazeMarkup conduit
     liftedBase monadControl monadLogger pathPieces poolConduit