diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/rivet/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/rivet/default.nix
index 40ccd8cfd20..c8dae0c2b51 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/rivet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/rivet/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "rivet-${version}";
-  version = "2.7.0";
+  version = "2.7.2";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://www.hepforge.org/archive/rivet/Rivet-${version}.tar.bz2";