diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/highfive/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/highfive/default.nix
index 015147d70bc3..1a8ea5c1ae56 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/highfive/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/highfive/default.nix
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ assert mpiSupport -> mpi != null;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "highfive";
-  version = "2.2";
+  version = "2.3.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "BlueBrain";
     repo = "HighFive";
-    rev = "4c70d818ed18231563fe49ff197d1c41054be592";
-    sha256 = "02xy3c2ix3nw8109aw75ixj651knzc5rjqwqrxximm4hzwx09frk";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "qaIThJGdoLgs82h+W4BKQEu1yy1bB8bZFiuxI7IxInw=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];