diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/xmr-stak/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/xmr-stak/default.nix
index a2b2410a1a18..0fb2cec29161 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/xmr-stak/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/xmr-stak/default.nix
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ in
 
 stdenv'.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "xmr-stak-${version}";
-  version = "2.6.0";
+  version = "2.7.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "fireice-uk";
     repo = "xmr-stak";
     rev = "${version}";
-    sha256 = "15vb55bshgjxk77yys7p832mr8qf7fb1dv3l0ppl6cmdcg8k0sx2";
+    sha256 = "1mlli8sx1f3922ygnwakmi2h3swccz62njxbzxfzbi4hlmvsaz0y";
   };
 
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-O3";