diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/babeld/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/babeld/default.nix
index 7af9aa901a8..7a54887e9d8 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/babeld/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/babeld/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "babeld-1.6.1";
+  name = "babeld-1.7.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://www.pps.univ-paris-diderot.fr/~jch/software/files/${name}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "1d45f12mhlxsf8jlpgb1gig5bjg5izdkfk173rd9a1wi7s82pisl";
+    sha256 = "1dl7s2lb40kiysrqhr7zd0s90yfxy6xfsp0fhqgdlwfr99ymx59c";
   };
 
   preBuild = ''
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = "http://www.pps.univ-paris-diderot.fr/~jch/software/babel/";
     description = "Loop-avoiding distance-vector routing protocol";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ fuuzetsu ];
+    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ fuuzetsu fpletz ];
   };
 }