diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/websockets/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/websockets/default.nix
index 8b2584a16d3..0628b3c869a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/websockets/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/websockets/default.nix
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "websockets";
-  version = "5.0.1";
+  version = "6.0";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "a49d315db5a7a19d55422e1678e8a1c3b9661d7296bef3179fa620cf80b12674";
+    sha256 = "8f3b956d11c5b301206382726210dc1d3bee1a9ccf7aadf895aaf31f71c3716c";
   };
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.3";