diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/kafkacat/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/kafkacat/default.nix
index 3a1c4225bffb..4a837bcef652 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/kafkacat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/kafkacat/default.nix
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "kafkacat-${version}";
 
-  version = "1.3.1";
+  version = "1.4.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "edenhill";
     repo = "kafkacat";
     rev = "${version}";
-    sha256 = "1fgs04rclgfwri6vd9lj0mw545nmscav9p6kh7r28k5ap2g0gak5";
+    sha256 = "0zs2nmf3ghm9iar7phc0ncqsb9nhipav94v6qmpxkfwxd2ljkpds";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];