diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/axel/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/axel/default.nix
index af5d8309507..8c23e11017c 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/axel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/axel/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "axel-${version}";
-  version = "2.11";
+  version = "2.12";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://debian/pool/main/a/axel/axel_${version}.orig.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "05askz9pi8kvjyn66rszjfg9arwdzl72jwd38q9h9n5s37vqslky";
+    sha256 = "12sa5whd5mjn1idd83hbhm0rmsh5bvhhgvv03fk5cgxynwkbprr8";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];