diff --git a/pkgs/tools/archivers/gnutar/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/archivers/gnutar/default.nix
index 844bd8de29c4df..5f456f922172b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/archivers/gnutar/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/archivers/gnutar/default.nix
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gnutar";
-  version = "1.32";
+  version = "1.34";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnu/tar/tar-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "1n7xy657ii0sa42zx6944v2m4v9qrh6sqgmw17l3nch3y43sxlyh";
+    sha256 = "sha256-Y769JoecXh7qQ1Lw0DyZH5Zq6z3es8dEXJAlaNVBHSg=";
   };
 
   # avoid retaining reference to CF during stdenv bootstrap