diff --git a/pkgs/servers/matrix-synapse/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/matrix-synapse/default.nix
index f61e884948716..80575c5b56db4 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/matrix-synapse/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/matrix-synapse/default.nix
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ let
 in
 buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "matrix-synapse";
-  version = "1.27.0";
+  version = "1.28.0";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "1kpkxgyzz35ga4ld7cbjr0pfbhrcbrfmp9msnwjqllmsmy0g5bas";
+    sha256 = "sha256-KWEpgizOdil7dXIxug7xT3dEYEHi/IEPX/6aT7qW6C8=";
   };
 
   patches = [