diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyftdi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyftdi/default.nix
index ecb36313f34..09cb17098dd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyftdi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyftdi/default.nix
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pyftdi";
-  version = "0.30.3";
+  version = "0.42.2";
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.5";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "ed55f0cb2d2f84b6e97be9583d582480ba9777cb0179aac0bb0ac480cd6760f5";
+    sha256 = "1bpb2rq7bc3p4g9qrfp4a7qcic79cvv1wh17j231bnpmy48njhvj";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ pyusb pyserial ];