diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-system-monitor/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-system-monitor/default.nix
index a9f8367a548..8b26a2a2d6d 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-system-monitor/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-system-monitor/default.nix
@@ -1,21 +1,20 @@
-{ stdenv, gettext, fetchurl, pkgconfig, gtkmm3, libxml2, polkit
+{ stdenv, gettext, fetchurl, pkgconfig, gtkmm3, libxml2
 , bash, gtk3, glib, wrapGAppsHook, meson, ninja, python3
 , gsettings-desktop-schemas, itstool, gnome3, librsvg, gdk-pixbuf, libgtop, systemd }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gnome-system-monitor";
-  version = "3.32.1";
+  version = "3.36.0";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/gnome-system-monitor/${stdenv.lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "1wd43qdgjav6xamq5z5cy8fri5zr01jga3plc9w95gcia0rk3ha8";
+    sha256 = "1gipjaw708lv1zj1c9g09x4h4226kawam2kzdhdd6zjkzfghp9s0";
   };
 
   doCheck = true;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     pkgconfig gettext itstool wrapGAppsHook meson ninja python3
-    polkit # for ITS file
   ];
   buildInputs = [
     bash gtk3 glib libxml2 gtkmm3 libgtop gdk-pixbuf gnome3.adwaita-icon-theme librsvg