diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/audioread/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/audioread/default.nix
index 88fdcbbeba17..30d75f92dc5b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/audioread/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/audioread/default.nix
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "audioread";
   name = "${pname}-${version}";
-  version = "2.1.5";
+  version = "2.1.6";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "36c3b118f097c58ba073b7d040c4319eff200756f094295677567e256282d0d7";
+    sha256 = "b0b9270c20833a75ce0d167fb2fdad52ddcd8e8f300be8afad3ac9715850bc50";
   };
 
   # No tests, need to disable or py3k breaks