diff --git a/pkgs/applications/altcoins/go-ethereum.nix b/pkgs/applications/altcoins/go-ethereum.nix
index 279e767173a..4a1c62535f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/altcoins/go-ethereum.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/altcoins/go-ethereum.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 buildGoPackage rec {
   name = "go-ethereum-${version}";
-  version = "1.7.1";
+  version = "1.7.2";
   goPackagePath = "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum";
 
   # Fix for usb-related segmentation faults on darwin
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ buildGoPackage rec {
     owner = "ethereum";
     repo = "go-ethereum";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "1rhqnqp2d951d4084z7dc07q0my4wd5401968a0nqj030a9vgng2";
+    sha256 = "11n77zlf8qixhx26sqf33v911716msi6h0z4ng8gxhzhznrn2nrd";
   };
 
   # Fix cyclic referencing on Darwin