diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 9e957218263..44e6235535f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2516,10 +2516,10 @@ in {
   defusedxml = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "${pname}-${version}";
     pname = "defusedxml";
-    version = "0.4.1";
+    version = "0.5.0";
     src = pkgs.fetchurl {
       url = "mirror://pypi/d/${pname}/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "0y147zy3jqmk6ly7fbhqmzn1hf41xcb53f2vcc3m8x4ba5d1smfd";
+      sha256 = "1x54n0h8hl92vvwyymx883fbqpqjwn2mc8fb383bcg3z9zwz5mr4";
     };
   };