diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python_statsd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python_statsd/default.nix
index 744894212c7..d6b262d9aa3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python_statsd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python_statsd/default.nix
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "python-statsd";
-  version = "1.6.0";
+  version = "2.1.0";
   disabled = isPy3k;  # next release will be py3k compatible
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "3d2fc153e0d894aa9983531ef47d20d75bd4ee9fd0e46a9d82f452dde58a0a71";
+    sha256 = "d2c573d325d0f015b4d79f0d0f8c88dd8413d7b9ef890c09076a9b6089ab301c";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ mock nose coverage ];