diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/numexpr/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/numexpr/default.nix
index 280b11706a17..78203b3571bb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/numexpr/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/numexpr/default.nix
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "numexpr";
-  version = "2.6.8";
+  version = "2.6.9";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "ee8bc7201aa2f1962c67d27c326a11eef9df887d7b87b1278a1d4e722bf44375";
+    sha256 = "fc218b777cdbb14fa8cff8f28175ee631bacabbdd41ca34e061325b6c44a6fa6";
   };
 
   # Remove existing site.cfg, use the one we built for numpy.