diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/gmic/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/gmic/default.nix
index ccee4f21314..edcfc67ee29 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/graphics/gmic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/gmic/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "gmic-${version}";
-  version = "1.7.8";
+  version = "1.7.9";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://gmic.eu/files/source/gmic_${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "1921s0n2frj8q95l8lm8was64cypnychgcgcavx9q8qljzbk4brs";
+    sha256 = "0cvi5kmcrrg5pm774ligyy33fasgsfp3mr6ingjzd99rn4710bqm";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];