diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fonttools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fonttools/default.nix
index 52ea4e39e49..4874fbba3c6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fonttools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fonttools/default.nix
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "fonttools";
-  version = "3.27.1";
+  version = "3.28.0";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "a81b57be6c9b556065d7f67a9ba4eb050c5074590f933d4902cd6ef331865aee";
+    sha256 = "ebf2ee25a6060e8551880a3b05d6ecadcdcfbd1b32fc272ff7b3acdb22945b6f";
     extension = "zip";
   };