diff --git a/pkgs/tools/archivers/gnutar/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/archivers/gnutar/default.nix
index 5633a9fa152f..a6f5052ad08a 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/archivers/gnutar/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/archivers/gnutar/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "gnutar-${version}";
-  version = "1.30";
+  version = "1.31";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnu/tar/tar-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "1lyjyk8z8hdddsxw0ikchrsfg3i0x3fsh7l63a8jgaz1n7dr5gzi";
+    sha256 = "1h9dxhjhz1jnyhmh6jfhqw1g1sxqbg3cd32vpwg7x2xxxqffzwrp";
   };
 
   # avoid retaining reference to CF during stdenv bootstrap