diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/shakespeare/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/shakespeare/default.nix
index 4864adfe83a8..231470dca5a3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/shakespeare/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/shakespeare/default.nix
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   pname = "shakespeare";
-  version = "1.0.5.1";
-  sha256 = "1qsg23jqv6lzwqk42yapqydx3fn6crkrzim8wr7ds55z6iblxbq6";
+  version = "1.2.0";
+  sha256 = "0lzzdkry3sm5i5hhdygsikpnaps66k1sfdxi2mp0ly5aqi1n1blz";
   buildDepends = [ parsec systemFileio systemFilepath text time ];
   testDepends = [
     hspec parsec systemFileio systemFilepath text time