diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinx/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinx/default.nix
index a87362dfc3c..3ccccdbf77d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinx/default.nix
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   name = "${pname}-${version}";
   pname = "Sphinx";
-  version = "1.7.2";
+  version = "1.7.4";
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "5a1c9a0fec678c24b9a2f5afba240c04668edb7f45c67ce2ed008996b3f21ae2";
+    sha256 = "e9b1a75a3eae05dded19c80eb17325be675e0698975baae976df603b6ed1eb10";
   };
   LC_ALL = "en_US.UTF-8";