diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/websockets/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/websockets/default.nix
index 0628b3c869a..2e0caae4b46 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/websockets/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/websockets/default.nix
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "websockets";
-  version = "6.0";
+  version = "7.0";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "8f3b956d11c5b301206382726210dc1d3bee1a9ccf7aadf895aaf31f71c3716c";
+    sha256 = "17vwr6sa1y3lb24wzfyyc98c5v03di4j8f24qkqa9vsvaghc7qq8";
   };
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.3";