diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/star/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/star/default.nix
index c552d9f9de3..e22043d9eb9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/star/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/star/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "star-${version}";
-  version = "2.6.1a";
+  version = "2.6.1c";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     repo = "STAR";
     owner = "alexdobin";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "11zs32d96gpjldrylz3nr5r2qrshf0nmzh5nmcy4wrk7y5lz81xc";
+    sha256 = "0macdbxa0v5xplag83fpdhfpyhnqncmi9wf9r92wa7w8zkln12vd";
   };
 
   sourceRoot = "source/source";