diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/misc/gnome-applets/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/misc/gnome-applets/default.nix
index f07d93d421c..cc9e0a29d8f 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/misc/gnome-applets/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/misc/gnome-applets/default.nix
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gnome-applets";
-  version = "3.37.2";
+  version = "3.38.0";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/${pname}/${stdenv.lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "0l1mc9ymjg0bgk92a08zd85hx1vaqrzdj0dwzmna20rp51vf0l4a";
+    sha256 = "04qrzycwm7pz556agl08xw3d0r1mmr4ja9n9jfijjxs9inrhp5yc";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [