diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/getmail/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/getmail/default.nix
index c04d92a7068..cf918999116 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/getmail/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/getmail/default.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pythonPackages }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, buildPythonApplication }:
 
-pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
-  version = "4.50.0";
+buildPythonApplication rec {
+  version = "4.51.0";
   name = "getmail-${version}";
   namePrefix = "";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://pyropus.ca/software/getmail/old-versions/${name}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "1hcb5079mkcx3gglfycrhglrgg4jsa499br50yjrh9sal6wpgg7w";
+    sha256 = "1nzdjm62lrg7qbh8xz2irj9wxf2861s3ld6zd5fbcgpjy3v588mw";
   };
 
   doCheck = false;