diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/fsmon/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/fsmon/default.nix
index c731094bdd6a..e8e48d7879a7 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/fsmon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/fsmon/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "fsmon";
-  version = "1.5";
+  version = "1.6.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "nowsecure";
     repo = "fsmon";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "1b99cd5k2zh30sagp3f55jvj1r48scxibv7aqqc2sp82sci59npg";
+    sha256 = "1zpac37biy8jz8234q0krn7pjggz33k0grz590ravbjgfawm1ccy";
   };
 
   installPhase = ''