diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/botocore/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/botocore/default.nix
index 2593e3909e0..daa5897fefd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/botocore/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/botocore/default.nix
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "botocore";
-  version = "1.17.60"; # N.B: if you change this, change boto3 and awscli to a matching version
+  version = "1.18.9"; # N.B: if you change this, change boto3 and awscli to a matching version
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "0n3a0mhx00i2i99mcwdkk7nbqdpd50zdfkg14mki0ydccqx1jgqr";
+    sha256 = "0rb3in7n9hdhp3sklkw78l378103khgmhdfy13kxfbgb0646pc1m";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [