diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
index 08a98604870..c08daa274af 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
@@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ let
   };
 
   redis = buildPecl {
-    name = "redis-3.1.4";
-    sha256 = "0rgjdrqfif8pfn3ipk1v4gyjkkdcdrdk479qbpda89w25vaxzsxd";
+    name = "redis-4.2.0";
+    sha256 = "105k2rfz97svrqzdhd0a0668mn71c8v0j7hks95832fsvn5dhmbn";
   };
 
   v8 = buildPecl rec {