diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinx/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinx/default.nix
index 9e71766065c..e4e9bfaba1c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinx/default.nix
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "Sphinx";
-  version = "1.7.8";
+  version = "1.7.9";
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "a07050845cc9a2f4026a6035cc8ed795a5ce7be6528bbc82032385c10807dfe7";
+    sha256 = "217a7705adcb573da5bbe1e0f5cab4fa0bd89fd9342c9159121746f593c2d5a4";
   };
   LC_ALL = "en_US.UTF-8";