diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index 459c602fd938..931d26168dc4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -17635,10 +17635,10 @@ let
 
   PerlCritic = buildPerlModule {
     pname = "Perl-Critic";
-    version = "1.138";
+    version = "1.140";
     src = fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://cpan/authors/id/P/PE/PETDANCE/Perl-Critic-1.138.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "2ad194f91ef24df4698369c2562d4164e9bf74f2d5565c681841abf79789ed82";
+      url = "mirror://cpan/authors/id/P/PE/PETDANCE/Perl-Critic-1.140.tar.gz";
+      sha256 = "1nzxpn71mrpp85yxrxlraj52q2skvf9ja887ls11d57h6smg1vmz";
     };
     buildInputs = [ TestDeep ];
     nativeBuildInputs = lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin shortenPerlShebang;