diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/stacks/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/stacks/default.nix
index 93a02a46bd8..12c86516242 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/stacks/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/stacks/default.nix
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
     
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "stacks";
-  version = "2.52";
+  version = "2.53";
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://catchenlab.life.illinois.edu/stacks/source/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "0gq3kbj910jsq591wylzjmd23srjlsssmrckmf46m4ysjqdqd8vm";
+    sha256 = "1zchds205nwdqch1246953dr8c0019yas178qbq3jypbxvmgq7pf";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ zlib ];