diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/aws-c-common/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/aws-c-common/default.nix
index 9913631e8548..5c71d079aa21 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/aws-c-common/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/aws-c-common/default.nix
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "aws-c-common";
-  version = "0.5.11";
+  version = "0.6.8";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "awslabs";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-4CYbL+ICabKvpfjlALJ0wRbuwgy+JKJnKqYbQFsHQsI=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-wtgD8txViYu7yXdnID6TTf4gCDmvebD19XRxFnubndY=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];