diff --git a/pkgs/applications/altcoins/go-ethereum.nix b/pkgs/applications/altcoins/go-ethereum.nix
index 45c990d88a5f..279e767173a2 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/altcoins/go-ethereum.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/altcoins/go-ethereum.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 buildGoPackage rec {
   name = "go-ethereum-${version}";
-  version = "1.7.0";
+  version = "1.7.1";
   goPackagePath = "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum";
 
   # Fix for usb-related segmentation faults on darwin
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ buildGoPackage rec {
     owner = "ethereum";
     repo = "go-ethereum";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "0ybjaiyrfb320rab6a5r9iiqvkrcd8b2qvixzx0kjmc4a7l1q5zh";
+    sha256 = "1rhqnqp2d951d4084z7dc07q0my4wd5401968a0nqj030a9vgng2";
   };
 
   # Fix cyclic referencing on Darwin