diff --git a/pkgs/servers/http/unit/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/http/unit/default.nix
index ab11481ccf32..c56e994ed54e 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/http/unit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/http/unit/default.nix
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@
 with stdenv.lib;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  version = "1.14.0";
+  version = "1.16.0";
   pname = "unit";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "nginx";
     repo = "unit";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "01anczfcdwd22hb0y4zw647f86ivk5zq8lcd13xfxjvkmnsnbj9w";
+    sha256 = "19gclqhwccpi7y4386ap33ycwhylv4s4kwfc6ik8scmc4pw3sj9l";
   };
 
   patches = [