diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/vector-algorithms/0.5.3.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/vector-algorithms/0.5.3.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3688bb12c28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/vector-algorithms/0.5.3.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{ cabal, primitive, vector }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "vector-algorithms";
+  version = "0.5.3";
+  sha256 = "14h2x3yrb4fji8bf84xbfp84pax6lzr8njc0c4061xpwcmair36j";
+  buildDepends = [ primitive vector ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://code.haskell.org/~dolio/";
+    description = "Efficient algorithms for vector arrays";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+    maintainers = [
+      self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres
+      self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.simons
+    ];
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 6f5fabe534c..7d541537693 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -1230,8 +1230,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
   vector = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/vector {};
 
   vectorAlgorithms_0_4 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/vector-algorithms/0.4.nix {};
-  vectorAlgorithms_0_5_2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/vector-algorithms/0.5.2.nix {};
-  vectorAlgorithms = self.vectorAlgorithms_0_5_2;
+  vectorAlgorithms_0_5_3 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/vector-algorithms/0.5.3.nix {};
+  vectorAlgorithms = self.vectorAlgorithms_0_5_3;
 
   vectorSpace = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/vector-space {};