diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/sane/backends/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/sane/backends/default.nix
index b7ee6d200af2..5571585e32d9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/sane/backends/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/sane/backends/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "sane-backends";
-  version = "1.1.1";
+  version = "1.2.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     # raw checkouts of the repo do not work because, the configure script is
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     # unfortunately this make the url unpredictable on update, to find the link
     # go to https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/-/releases and choose
     # the link under the heading "Other".
-    url = "https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/uploads/7d30fab4e115029d91027b6a58d64b43/sane-backends-1.1.1.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-3UsEw3pC8UxGGejupqlX9MfGF/5Z4yrihys3OUCotgM=";
+    url = "https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/uploads/110fc43336d0fb5e514f1fdc7360dd87/sane-backends-1.2.1.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "f832395efcb90bb5ea8acd367a820c393dda7e0dd578b16f48928b8f5bdd0524";
   };
 
   patches = [