diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rq/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rq/default.nix
index 8c91579d241a..0fe7a942245b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rq/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rq/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "rq";
-  version = "1.1.0";
+  version = "1.2.2";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "1fs03g1n1l8k03zwhkhckhsrnnsm3645sqby2nwh5gfij2kcc9sg";
+    sha256 = "0dk664lzjhj0rk4ffpv29mbcr7vh41ph1sx7ngszk3744gh1nshp";
   };
 
   # test require a running redis rerver, which is something we can't do yet