diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmaxminddb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmaxminddb/default.nix
index db794925504a3..1651d36710e61 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmaxminddb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmaxminddb/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libmaxminddb";
-  version = "1.7.1";
+  version = "1.9.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = meta.homepage + "/releases/download/${version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-6EFPDe3Oy8H2wxy2XNgWUJUqsGd6TYxJyrYDs7j7CD4=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-qAaCqJ2RX99gs10xYjL7BOvzb/8n/am9Of6KONPNPxI=";
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {