diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/boto3/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/boto3/default.nix
index 34178befebe4..cdaabec50f3a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/boto3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/boto3/default.nix
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname =  "boto3";
-  version = "1.9.205"; # N.B: if you change this, change botocore too
+  version = "1.9.250"; # N.B: if you change this, change botocore too
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "1zxz1d6w3f4ip04bm26xplpxjhblc2vfmqcs5n63a9y1h43mk171";
+    sha256 = "95f70eda4bd6756e297a7c89739571cbc5cd474620142e5cbe19810529d6ec1f";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ botocore jmespath s3transfer ] ++ lib.optionals (!isPy3k) [ futures ];