diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index d5fdec46277..3df2d2087ef 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -7438,13 +7438,13 @@ in modules // {
 
   netcdf4 = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "netCDF4-${version}";
-    version = "1.2.1";
+    version = "1.2.4";
 
     disabled = isPyPy;
 
     src = pkgs.fetchurl {
       url = "mirror://pypi/n/netCDF4/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "0wzg73zyjjhns4209vrcvh71gs392d16ynz76x3pl1xg2by723iy";
+      sha256 = "0lakjix9dhc26f33f03c13ffwspqcrk5j3mnnjczwxbb23ppwwx6";
     };
 
     propagatedBuildInputs = with self ; [