diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/rdkafka/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/rdkafka/default.nix
index 308fadbdfd8..a7774d1e595 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/rdkafka/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/rdkafka/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "rdkafka";
-  version = "1.4.4";
+  version = "1.5.2";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "edenhill";
     repo = "librdkafka";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "0y4m29wyvhhxb7fap9z07zwgcqlr4ifwynf8a7yp5ldjpzfzxpix";
+    sha256 = "0qm9rvvkqypqh0vpgkrlqgaxkqdvs3finpr5niwxc6ypblc3ir1g";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];