diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-web.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-web.nix
index e9af910809c..25e62423eae 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-web.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-web.nix
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ let
 
 in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "element-web";
-  version = "1.7.8";
+  version = "1.7.9";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web/releases/download/v${version}/riot-v${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "1ss5hf4vbr1gr4x3js9blv85fzy8asa1s2gv3rds8aiqnia83alf";
+    sha256 = "00ch486npqgrwmgfd7bsi6wb9ac6dpv08n13lygn45gha37l1kx1";
   };
 
   installPhase = ''