diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtest/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtest/default.nix
index 5fecd45b7da..4326be59724 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtest/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtest/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gtest";
-  version = "1.8.1";
+  version = "1.10.0";
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     owner = "google";
     repo = "googletest";
     rev = "release-${version}";
-    sha256 = "0270msj6n7mggh4xqqjp54kswbl7mkcc8px1p5dqdpmw5ngh9fzk";
+    sha256 = "1zbmab9295scgg4z2vclgfgjchfjailjnvzc6f5x9jvlsdi3dpwz";
   };
 
   patches = [