diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/basemap/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/basemap/default.nix
index 25b19a2b731..a06bcebc8e6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/basemap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/basemap/default.nix
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "basemap";
-  version = "1.2.0";
+  version = "1.2.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "matplotlib";
     repo = "basemap";
     rev = "v${version}rel";
-    sha256 = "1p3app8n65rlppkdbp1pb7fa4250kh7hi7lzdsryi2iv88np7193";
+    sha256 = "13lw1iwa8hadpvqdgb06nh881l8c17awzvvwbfwblvb9q9s0lnzp";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy matplotlib pillow pyproj pyshp six ];