diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/star/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/star/default.nix
index c331acbfe70..f2e1a2a8fee 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/star/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/star/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "star";
-  version = "2.7.5c";
+  version = "2.7.6a";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     repo = "STAR";
     owner = "alexdobin";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "1plx9akrzwjk7f2j94l9ss0apg0asqmrf2bp0728d4bvlhnzmjyy";
+    sha256 = "1zw9f4jbhz0y51namnmid42pa7pviviy94q9db8w0774nksdf8is";
   };
 
   sourceRoot = "source/source";