diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/hdf5/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/hdf5/default.nix
index e97a6dbdd18972..712fae7f71f751 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/hdf5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/hdf5/default.nix
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ assert !cpp || !mpiSupport;
 let inherit (lib) optional optionals; in
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  version = "1.10.7";
+  version = "1.12.0";
   pname = "hdf5";
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases/hdf5-1.10/${pname}-${version}/src/${pname}-${version}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "0pm5xxry55i0h7wmvc7svzdaa90rnk7h78rrjmnlkz2ygsn8y082";
+    url = "https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases/hdf5-${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}/src/${pname}-${version}.tar.bz2";
+    sha256 = "0qazfslkqbmzg495jafpvqp0khws3jkxa0z7rph9qvhacil6544p";
   };
 
   passthru = {