diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
index 8d21d92ef43..1eb3487166b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ in rec {
 
   # the latest Maint version
   perl528 = common {
-    version = "5.28.0";
-    sha256 = "1a3f822lcl8dr8v0hk80yyhpzqlljg49z9flb48rs3nbsij9z4ky";
+    version = "5.28.1";
+    sha256 = "0iy3as4hnbjfyws4in3j9d6zhhjxgl5m95i5n9jy2bnzcpz8bgry";
   };
 
   # the latest Devel version