diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix
index 8b141fea826..cbcbbb2bb4a 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, zlib }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "file-5.12";
+  name = "file-5.14";
 
   buildInputs = [ zlib ];
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/${name}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "08ix4xrvan0k80n0l5lqfmc4azjv5lyhvhwdxny4r09j5smhv78r";
+    sha256 = "1r3zqxr7al5yy2595hd9hxwc14iij021p46d5my3n2lhs0fs06s6";
   };
 
   meta = {