diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pylint/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pylint/default.nix
index 6cfb6367307..8f1f4378a39 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pylint/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pylint/default.nix
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pylint";
-  version = "2.2.3";
+  version = "2.3.1";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.4";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "13109caab4972cb6d7395e94ad7189e93e9454f09ededaa6b6784cc5456d41f1";
+    sha256 = "1wgzq0da87m7708hrc9h4bc5m4z2p7379i4xyydszasmjns3sgkj";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pytestrunner ];