diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
index 4d6f426fae43..9c79e6c439ca 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ in rec {
   };
 
   perl524 = common {
-    version = "5.24.3";
-    sha256 = "1m2px85kq2fyp2d4rx3bw9kg3car67qfqwrs5vlv96dx0x8rl06b";
+    version = "5.24.4";
+    sha256 = "0w0r6v5k5hw5q1k3p4c7krcxidkj2qzsj5dlrlrxhm01n7fksbxz"; 
   };
 
   perl526 = common {