diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
index 2c435881f8c530..455937f3a67c88 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ assert selinuxSupport -> libselinux != null && libsepol != null;
 with lib;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "coreutils-8.26";
+  name = "coreutils-8.27";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnu/coreutils/${name}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "13lspazc7xkviy93qz7ks9jv4sldvgmwpq36ghrbrqpq93br8phm";
+    sha256 = "0sv547572iq8ayy8klir4hnngnx92a9nsazmf1wgzfc7xr4x74c8";
   };
 
   # FIXME needs gcc 4.9 in bootstrap tools