diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/kafkacat/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/kafkacat/default.nix
index b60c36df7254..5493bf24428d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/kafkacat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/kafkacat/default.nix
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "kafkacat";
 
-  version = "1.7.0";
+  version = "1.6.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "edenhill";
     repo = "kafkacat";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-koDhj/RQc9fhfqjrJylhURw6tppPELhLlBGbNVJsii8=";
+    sha256 = "0z3bw00s269myfd1xqksjyznmgp74xfs09xqlq347adsgby3cmfs";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];