diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/distro/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/distro/default.nix
index 885538de65ce..bf8675af941d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/distro/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/distro/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "distro";
-  version = "1.5.0";
+  version = "1.6.0";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "0e58756ae38fbd8fc3020d54badb8eae17c5b9dcbed388b17bb55b8a5928df92";
+    sha256 = "83f5e5a09f9c5f68f60173de572930effbcc0287bb84fdc4426cb4168c088424";
   };
 
   # tests are very targeted at individual linux distributions