diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index ad19c680440..ae73d28fce3 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -9446,16 +9446,16 @@ in {
 
   regex = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "regex-${version}";
-    version = "2016.01.10";
+    version = "2016.11.18";
 
     src = pkgs.fetchurl {
       url = "mirror://pypi/r/regex/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "1q3rbmnijjzn7y3cm3qy49b5lqw1fq38zv974xma387lwc37d9q2";
+      sha256 = "126ds2b355n3pgl7brshhscpxn14ycs0yznzl8k4akj4sps1i6c6";
     };
 
     meta = {
       description = "Alternative regular expression module, to replace re";
-      homepage = https://bitbucket.org/mrabarnett/mrab-regex;
+      homepage = "https://bitbucket.org/mrabarnett/mrab-regex";
       license = licenses.psfl;
       platforms = platforms.linux;
       maintainers = with maintainers; [ abbradar ];