diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/base/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/base/default.nix
index b7d45caafb0..5509392bcc5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/base/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/base/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "gst-plugins-base-1.2.4";
+  name = "gst-plugins-base-1.4.0";
 
   meta = {
     description = "Base plugins and helper libraries";
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "${meta.homepage}/src/gst-plugins-base/${name}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "0l35zh2cdv515zv6n4yif49y6jfxzlf73q6g7k2vr52s7zf76qjd";
+    sha256 = "07jcs08hjyban0amls5s0g6i4a1hwiir1llwpqzlwkmnhfwx9bjx";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [