diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix
index 779256046e58..47d67f91ec73 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "file-${version}";
-  version = "5.31";
+  version = "5.32";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     urls = [
       "ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/${name}.tar.gz"
       "https://distfiles.macports.org/file/${name}.tar.gz"
     ];
-    sha256 = "1vp4zihaxkhi85chkjgd4r4zdg4k2wa3c6pmajhbmx6gr7d8ii89";
+    sha256 = "0l1bfa0icng9vdwya00ff48fhvjazi5610ylbhl35qi13d6xqfc6";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ zlib ];