diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/pv/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/pv/default.nix
index bf0c44de141..480e00c850d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/pv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/pv/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl } :
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "pv-1.4.12";
+  name = "pv-1.5.2";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://www.ivarch.com/programs/sources/${name}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "0hnpv4l5kidfwxzba7ibm9wjs71ing9gzx0m80bgr3ia8k4s8nka";
+    sha256 = "1sz5ishd66xliwnhv0x3vr48fbp7id4xd8fsrbm66y7f5mfd7qp2";
   };
 
   meta = {