diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/armadillo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/armadillo/default.nix
index 62b5ddf8011..7f173b21156 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/armadillo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/armadillo/default.nix
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, cmake, openblasCompat, superlu, hdf5-cpp }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, cmake, openblasCompat, superlu, hdf5 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  version = "7.200.2";
+  version = "7.700.0";
   name = "armadillo-${version}";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://sourceforge/arma/armadillo-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "1yvx75caks477jqwx5gspi6946jialddk00wdvg6dnh5wdi2xasm";
+    sha256 = "152x274hd3f59xgd27k9d3ikwb3w62v1v5hpw4lp1yzdyy8980pr";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ cmake openblasCompat superlu hdf5-cpp ];
+  buildInputs = [ cmake openblasCompat superlu hdf5 ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [ "-DDETECT_HDF5=ON" ];
 
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = http://arma.sourceforge.net;
     license = licenses.mpl20;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
-    maintainers = [ maintainers.juliendehos ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ juliendehos knedlsepp ];
   };
 }