diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/diamond/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/diamond/default.nix
index c81cc35ff08e..cec34547c62c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/diamond/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/diamond/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "diamond";
-  version = "2.1.5";
+  version = "2.1.6";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "bbuchfink";
     repo = "diamond";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-ud11GNuDL1HDNaAzkNB/ebuPJR4wgWYy49zBr93BtSo=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-2FxJTF/fF/Xi0TglXDlf3sSwncv2f6gc129nTbk8YU0=";
   };