diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/help2man/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/help2man/default.nix
index 4521eee95a21..f7d1667dfa24 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/help2man/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/help2man/default.nix
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "help2man";
-  version = "1.48.5";
+  version = "1.49.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnu/${pname}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-ZznkyqQuau0zmb5Dh8p5OZZAlnM06RcohjuOqpIlgr4=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-/ZmmZOxL6ahqDdiXGZifFPNnqcB5110OHXHhinu1GwM=";
   };
 
   strictDeps = true;