diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/hjson-go/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/hjson-go/default.nix
index 1700bae1a480..dbdea07701ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/hjson-go/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/hjson-go/default.nix
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "hjson-go";
-  version = "3.2.0";
+  version = "4.0.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "hjson";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-plsiHxjrZXcnaqN8Frs+VuGwV7JOj8UwB0iibp3ApAk=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-Ni8sT69+/RsVazmS4Gs9hSxz5oqeLkwCG+mVu7/5ZL8=";
   };
 
-  vendorSha256 = "sha256-pQpattmS9VmO3ZIQUFn66az8GSmB4IvYhTTCFn6SUmo=";
+  vendorSha256 = null;
 
   ldflags = [ "-s" "-w" ];