diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 3a9317ee5ad..5901a51c93e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -10247,11 +10247,11 @@ let
   };
 
   sqlalchemy9 = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "SQLAlchemy-0.9.4";
+    name = "SQLAlchemy-0.9.8";
 
     src = pkgs.fetchurl {
       url = "https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/S/SQLAlchemy/${name}.tar.gz";
-      md5 = "c008ea5e2565ec1418ee8461393a99b1";
+      md5 = "470ca4da4a0081efc830f0d90dd91682";
     };
 
     buildInputs = with self; [ nose mock ];