diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/kraken2/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/kraken2/package.py
index c86790ed2c..95463042aa 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/kraken2/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/kraken2/package.py
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ class Kraken2(Package):
        sequences, usually obtained through metagenomic studies."""
 
     homepage = "https://ccb.jhu.edu/software/kraken2/"
-    url      = "https://github.com/DerrickWood/kraken2/archive/v2.0.8-beta.tar.gz"
+    url      = "https://github.com/DerrickWood/kraken2/archive/v2.1.1.tar.gz"
 
     maintainers = ['rberg2']
 
+    version('2.1.1', sha256='8f3e928cdb32b9e8e6f55b44703d1557b2a5fc3f30f63e8d16e465e19a81dee4')
     version('2.0.8-beta', sha256='f2a91fc57a40b3e87df8ac2ea7c0ff1060cc9295c95de417ee53249ee3f7ad8e')
     version('2.0.7-beta', sha256='baa160f5aef73327e1a79e6d1c54b64b2fcdaee0be31b456f7bc411d1897a744')
     version('2.0.6-beta', sha256='d77db6251179c4d7e16bc9b5e5e9043d25acf81f3e32ad6eadfba829a31e1d09')