diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ibm-watson/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ibm-watson/default.nix
index 9e5198a1cb30..a0c12758069b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ibm-watson/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ibm-watson/default.nix
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "ibm-watson";
-  version = "5.2.3";
+  version = "5.3.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "watson-developer-cloud";
     repo = "python-sdk";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "0i0zs38hqgh2510b3690nrq2pvx7wcdlv9iyjgsrfl7gid8qi3ng";
+    sha256 = "0g63h7rf0710bxcsr115857bvz69sl2g5d13k5a7qi7hjh33bxrk";
   };
 
   checkInputs = [