diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/xmltodict/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/xmltodict/default.nix
index be1651caf8a4..07250337f838 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/xmltodict/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/xmltodict/default.nix
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "xmltodict";
-  version = "0.11.0";
+  version = "0.12.0";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "8f8d7d40aa28d83f4109a7e8aa86e67a4df202d9538be40c0cb1d70da527b0df";
+    sha256 = "50d8c638ed7ecb88d90561beedbf720c9b4e851a9fa6c47ebd64e99d166d8a21";
   };
 
   checkInputs = [ coverage nose ];