diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index 34972914327..8dfc54f2c3e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@ let
 
   AlienBuild = buildPerlPackage {
     pname = "Alien-Build";
-    version = "2.29";
+    version = "2.37";
     src = fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://cpan/authors/id/P/PL/PLICEASE/Alien-Build-2.29.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "0wx1czv14dhfkd9nwa3y2g2gy8fx041hdmckhkhb1ly46ral4d4f";
+      url = "mirror://cpan/authors/id/P/PL/PLICEASE/Alien-Build-2.37.tar.gz";
+      sha256 = "0lgdr4d4hpv9q6i8lzs5lrilrwj8zm1cxzxwdgvl69j8k2zbq01h";
     };
     propagatedBuildInputs = [ CaptureTiny FFICheckLib FileWhich Filechdir PathTiny PkgConfig ];
     buildInputs = [ DevelHide Test2Suite ];