diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsmartcols/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsmartcols/default.nix
index 077055cbb9a4..5b4fcf875f6f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsmartcols/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsmartcols/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libsmartcols";
-  version = "2.36.1";
+  version = "2.39.3";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkg-config python3 gtk-doc ];
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     owner = "karelzak";
     repo = "util-linux";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "0z7nv054pqhlihqiw0vk3h40j0cxk1yxf8zzh0ddmvk6834cnyxs";
+    sha256 = "sha256-X39os2iHqSrrYP6HVHPOkuTfc6vNB3pmsOP3VjW50fI=";
   };
 
   configureFlags = [ "--disable-all-programs" "--enable-libsmartcols" ];