diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/beautifulsoup4/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/beautifulsoup4/default.nix
index fc07c4ae96e..f804ea9b282 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/beautifulsoup4/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/beautifulsoup4/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "beautifulsoup4";
-  version = "4.8.2";
+  version = "4.9.1";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "05fd825eb01c290877657a56df4c6e4c311b3965bda790c613a3d6fb01a5462a";
+    sha256 = "73cc4d115b96f79c7d77c1c7f7a0a8d4c57860d1041df407dd1aae7f07a77fd7";
   };
 
   checkInputs = [ pytest ];