diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libxls/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libxls/default.nix
index d555ecea06df..192e732b5c0c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libxls/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libxls/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libxls";
-  version = "1.5.3";
+  version = "1.6.0";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://github.com/libxls/libxls/releases/download/v${version}/libxls-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "0rl513wpq5qh7wkmdk4g9c68rzffv3mcbz48p4xyg4969zrx8lnm";
+    sha256 = "1m3acryv0l4zkj0w3h8vf23rfklschqcbaf484qms2lrx8gakvws";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ unzip ];