diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyroute2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyroute2/default.nix
index 194e76c4a912..1887020fd0f3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyroute2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyroute2/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pyroute2";
-  version = "0.5.4";
+  version = "0.5.5";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "0w6z4j8l9898bj214v2mh7vx2g43j1b70ijjvc7q3316fscal469";
+    sha256 = "ad679a91d453fe8426c4076d0da3a67265e5ccfe641879d75c9bc7660d075dfa";
   };
 
   # requires root priviledges