diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libcerf/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libcerf/package.nix
index cd02eee33e70..4e34cc1a1a6a 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libcerf/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libcerf/package.nix
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libcerf";
-  version = "2.4";
+  version = "3.0";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://jugit.fz-juelich.de/mlz/libcerf/-/archive/v${version}/libcerf-v${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-CAswrlZMPavjuJJkUira9WR+x1QCFXK+5UkpaXsnbNw=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-xhCPvaia839YgRnAxUK2wegkhFo2vqL6MfftLMGiRts=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [