diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/aeson/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/aeson/default.nix
index c1cacb9eaa3..b0f89619b1c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/aeson/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/aeson/default.nix
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   pname = "aeson";
-  version = "0.6.0.2";
-  sha256 = "04vyjpp3zi2g65rrkq4x4bddw0nfclniq5hhfq7l3jhybd8jxy51";
+  version = "0.6.1.0";
+  sha256 = "16hjwcybmgmk1sg8x02r9bxisx4gl61rlq8w2zsxfgkxwjpfhkbx";
   buildDepends = [
     attoparsec blazeBuilder deepseq dlist hashable mtl syb text time
     unorderedContainers vector