diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gpy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gpy/default.nix
index cb4cdca1e47..8bbcaed377a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gpy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gpy/default.nix
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "GPy";
-  version = "1.9.6";
+  version = "1.9.8";
   name  = "${pname}-${version}";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "f11d649b3320d4cb836d283706754953277c8696977726803ccd3ee1355a94a7";
+    sha256 = "33a55bb99fe5c7cdd8df4f8e220e3b87574afde49f5654b3ef7c0445018af4a0";
   };
 
   # running tests produces "ImportError: cannot import name 'linalg_cython'"