diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/minimap2/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/minimap2/default.nix
index 35c1b076d7eb..0c906567718a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/minimap2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/minimap2/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "minimap2";
-  version = "2.26";
+  version = "2.27";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     repo = pname;
     owner = "lh3";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-vK8Z/j6Ndu1vMFYPPzViP4evtIhyVVFwsfTqNCYnXpQ=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-F6IJrYD2dk+5bKKVIahLiNnD/Hd/CjNQQd9zz0Gkans=";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ zlib ];