diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index ede79382599..85b05fed846 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2067,13 +2067,13 @@ in {
   };
 
   babelfish = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    version = "0.5.3";
+    version = "0.5.5";
     name = "babelfish-${version}";
     disabled = isPy3k;
 
     src = pkgs.fetchurl {
       url = "mirror://pypi/b/babelfish/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "0wrw21dyq7v6lbffwvi1ik43d7dhmcv8xvgrrihhiv7ys1rd3gag";
+      sha256 = "8380879fa51164ac54a3e393f83c4551a275f03617f54a99d70151358e444104";
     };
 
     meta = {