diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/documentation/doxygen/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/documentation/doxygen/default.nix
index 8cdb533da8e0..e95bdcdc84f5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/documentation/doxygen/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/documentation/doxygen/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "doxygen";
-  version = "1.9.5";
+  version = "1.9.6";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "doxygen";
     repo = "doxygen";
     rev = "Release_${lib.replaceStrings [ "." ] [ "_" ] version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-968LGj2b8qLs/YQ1DxC1s/xf5qUwnrd8xu5iKrqNN+Y=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-SqboPBqK7gDVTTjGgCUB9oIGBZR55EA7x65a0wumiKw=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [