diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fonttools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fonttools/default.nix
index eb59eaa0f1c..604b09e4b03 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fonttools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fonttools/default.nix
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "fonttools";
-  version = "4.0.2";
+  version = "4.2.2";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "bb9bf6b5b4ded33e0d9f823e5ae2e1fa643af4d614915660abe3853a9a6931cd";
+    sha256 = "66bb3dfe7efe5972b0145339c063ffaf9539e973f7ff8791df84366eafc65804";
     extension = "zip";
   };