diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/misc/boinc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/misc/boinc/default.nix
index 0bc5c3cb7c7..f4b79c8d236 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/misc/boinc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/misc/boinc/default.nix
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ mesa, libXmu, libXi, freeglut, libjpeg, libtool, wxGTK, xcbutil,
 sqlite, gtk, patchelf, libXScrnSaver, libnotify, libX11, libxcb }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "boinc-7.0.44";
+  name = "boinc-7.2.42";
 
   src = fetchgit {
     url = "git://boinc.berkeley.edu/boinc-v2.git";
-    rev = "7c449b1fb8a681ceb27d6895751b62a2b3adf0f2";
-    sha256 = "0hdramyl9nip3gadp7xiaz8ngyld15i93d8ai1nsd04bmrvdfqia";
+    rev = "dd0d630882547c123ca0f8fda7a62e058d60f6a9";
+    sha256 = "1zifpi3mjgaj68fba6kammp3x7z8n2x164zz6fj91xfiapnan56j";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ libtool automake autoconf m4 pkgconfig curl mesa libXmu libXi