diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/sqlcipher/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/sqlcipher/default.nix
index ce72c2737be9..6cf8d97cb67c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/sqlcipher/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/sqlcipher/default.nix
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ assert readline != null -> ncurses != null;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "sqlcipher-${version}";
-  version = "4.1.0";
+  version = "4.2.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "sqlcipher";
     repo = "sqlcipher";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "0w0f4pg3jfzismpgqnbf60bjbbll2ang48216bc4m20mm2dpp5ar";
+    sha256 = "1wpymql2ps4k2qkfa5mdifihb1n815xlz7imcd8ri1gn2qla8q8i";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ readline ncurses openssl tcl ];