diff --git a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/wordpress/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/wordpress/default.nix
index e1a14ca59d4a..019988093471 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/wordpress/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/wordpress/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "wordpress";
-  version = "5.4.2";
+  version = "5.5.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://wordpress.org/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "1pnl11yws2r2d5dfq0z85zcy5ilvm298bfs7h9z1sjakkwkh5sph";
+    sha256 = "15cjp48q23fw8ryy39mlxi4rd3rha2yqyrnk5mhx0h72ygawx8k6";
   };
 
   installPhase = ''