diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ijson/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ijson/default.nix
index 4bcbe6a061a..d877c098354 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ijson/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ijson/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "ijson";
-  version = "3.0.4";
+  version = "3.1.1";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "6e25448318cda55e82a5de52beb6813b003cb8e4a7b5753305912a30055a29f8";
+    sha256 = "815e9ce9d2de7ddd58ba01834d8f55790b7daddbac6c844cba0fc459b7d5005a";
   };
 
   doCheck = false; # something about yajl