diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rq/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rq/default.nix
index 9f57fb486d91..ea377489bf96 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rq/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rq/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "rq";
-  version = "1.3.0";
+  version = "1.4.2";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "0xr38j35iqmhx0f2l8ix34vjs9flpqv2y17k33crh7rhm6gi9ja9";
+    sha256 = "f680c52c7079266465d5e5c49679fab0d14db11d70fec6f1470423408b6bbcf6";
   };
 
   # test require a running redis rerver, which is something we can't do yet