diff --git a/pkgs/tools/admin/awscli/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/admin/awscli/default.nix
index 7e3e0c9fff0..268ffb5f9ee 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/admin/awscli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/admin/awscli/default.nix
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ let
 
 in py.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "awscli";
-  version = "1.16.215"; # N.B: if you change this, change botocore to a matching version too
+  version = "1.16.261"; # N.B: if you change this, change botocore to a matching version too
 
   src = py.pkgs.fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "13r32z8iyza4gvpf81l6l2ywv37yxi4bb08ry7cli5m6ny9xqlq8";
+    sha256 = "1mg4xhz6cpc52hpflqvbhq7ldwvg8kzixv9aj9w6gv60xvarwnm5";
   };
 
   # No tests included