diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/cairo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/cairo/default.nix
index 59a0a131585..68ba7d1a9b2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/cairo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/cairo/default.nix
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ assert glSupport -> mesa_noglu != null;
 with { inherit (stdenv.lib) optional optionals; };
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "cairo-1.12.14";
+  name = "cairo-1.12.16";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://cairographics.org/releases/${name}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "04xcykglff58ygs0dkrmmnqljmpjwp2qgwcz8sijqkdpz7ix3l4n";
+    sha256 = "0inqwsylqkrzcjivdirkjx5nhdgxbdc62fq284c3xppinfg9a195";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ] ++ libintlOrEmpty ++ libiconvOrEmpty;