diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/safe/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/safe/default.nix
index 49c77c5ea26..bfde39349c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/safe/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/safe/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   pname = "safe";
-  version = "0.3.4";
-  sha256 = "0mwdaj0sjvqkgg077x1d896xphx64yrjvwbdhv7khdk3rh0vfl64";
+  version = "0.3.5";
+  sha256 = "0xv409ps1h1b28v8rkg59a09z001nmpvqvwf3mdkzkyzmxfgq30j";
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://community.haskell.org/~ndm/safe/";
-    description = "Library for safe (pattern match free) functions";
+    description = "Library of safe (exception free) functions";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
     maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres ];