diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/netcdf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/netcdf/default.nix
index 696df48bfbc9..8446a91cceca 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/netcdf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/netcdf/default.nix
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ let
   mpiSupport = hdf5.mpiSupport;
   mpi = hdf5.mpi;
 in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "netcdf-4.6.0";
+  name = "netcdf-4.6.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/netcdf/ftp/${name}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "099qmdjj059wkj5za13zqnz0lcziqkcvyfdf894j4n6qq4c5iw2b";
+    sha256 = "0hi61cdihwwvz5jz1l7yq712j7ca1cj4bhr8x0x7c2vlb1s9biw9";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ m4 ];