diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 4b615df28f..31f2723c0c 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -295,8 +295,8 @@ if(ENABLE_KIM)
     message(STATUS "KIM not found - we will build our own")
     include(ExternalProject)
     ExternalProject_Add(kim_build
-      URL https://github.com/openkim/kim-api/archive/v1.9.3.tar.gz
-      URL_MD5 86bb67622a09bcd45332c6506dc0ddd9
+      URL https://github.com/openkim/kim-api/archive/v1.9.4.tar.gz
+      URL_MD5 f4d35a1705eed46d64c7c0ab448ff3e0
       BUILD_IN_SOURCE 1
       CONFIGURE_COMMAND <SOURCE_DIR>/configure --prefix=<INSTALL_DIR>
       )