diff --git a/gnu/packages/package-management.scm b/gnu/packages/package-management.scm
index 994fe6210c..b33e08baf2 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/package-management.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/package-management.scm
@@ -596,14 +596,14 @@ out) and returning a package that uses that as its 'source'."
 (define-public nix
   (package
     (name "nix")
-    (version "2.3.13")
+    (version "2.3.16")
     (source (origin
              (method url-fetch)
              (uri (string-append "https://releases.nixos.org/nix/nix-"
                                  version "/nix-" version ".tar.xz"))
              (sha256
               (base32
-               "0631qk2lgd76y6g2z45wy6lcpv647r2a08jd2dagzzpwniy68d3h"))))
+               "1g5aqavr6i3c1xln53w1pdh1kvlxrpnknb105m4jbd85kyv83rky"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:configure-flags '("--sysconfdir=/etc" "--enable-gc")