diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/electrum/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/electrum/default.nix
index 82f90380113..733833e3171 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/electrum/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/electrum/default.nix
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ in
 
 pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   name = "electrum-${version}";
-  version = "2.6.1";
+  version = "2.6.2";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://download.electrum.org/${version}/Electrum-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "14q6y1hwzki56nfhd3nfbxid07d5fv0pgmklvcf7yxjmpdxrg0iq";
+    sha256 = "1wvzlx9aj88z01vljhyg3v67zsk2iz18r58727pdq7h94vwwjc86";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = with pythonPackages; [