diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/s3backer/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/s3backer/default.nix
index 650fd713a0ed..0a05a683adb1 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/s3backer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/s3backer/default.nix
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "s3backer";
-  version = "1.5.4";
+  version = "1.6.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    sha256 = "1228qlfgz48k9vv72hrz488zg73zls99cppb9vmikc0pzv1xndsx";
+    sha256 = "sha256-67sVT72i8tOMdGH/+Oh1N7Vh/2/qD56ImGWI+tprMOM=";
     rev = version;
     repo = "s3backer";
     owner = "archiecobbs";