diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/librealsense/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/librealsense/default.nix
index ea24c9da88b9..f91fa192c034 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/librealsense/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/librealsense/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "librealsense-${version}";
-  version = "2.15.0";
+  version = "2.16.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "IntelRealSense";
     repo = "librealsense";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "12918gcn0w5h6bqgx6s44w44bs1x2pcndn2833xzya69rddkdv6x";
+    sha256 = "0vs2vcfmsb574bvdqrfgdmam0p631c738apk0w9mjdqk59zy1bz2";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [