diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/distgen/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/distgen/default.nix
index 0a52eecc2579..083bc3ed854c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/distgen/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/distgen/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "distgen";
-  version = "1.5";
+  version = "1.17";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "08f9rw5irgv0gw7jizk5f9csn0yhrdnb84k40px1zbypsylvr5c5";
+    sha256 = "sha256-Md6R1thUtPQ7BFZsWmTDuNdD7UHMMFlEVksIJZAyjk4=";
   };
 
   nativeCheckInputs = with python3.pkgs; [