diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index a4ba5875d0b1..de289d90865a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2941,16 +2941,16 @@ in {
 
   boto3 = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "boto3-${version}";
-    version = "1.3.1";
+    version = "1.4.1";
 
     src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "boto";
       repo  = "boto3";
       rev   = version;
-      sha256 = "1rbwcslk9dgayrg3vy3m0bqj767hdy1aphy5wjgz925bsydgxdg6";
+      sha256 = "19ij6cs2n3p5fgipbrq1dybq2sjjvlhg9n5a5sv9wi95x9wqi5wb";
     };
 
-    propagatedBuildInputs = [ self.botocore self.jmespath ] ++
+    propagatedBuildInputs = [ self.botocore self.jmespath self.s3transfer ] ++
                             (if isPy3k then [] else [self.futures]);
     buildInputs = [ self.docutils self.nose self.mock ];
     checkPhase = ''