diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/vte/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/vte/default.nix
index 3fff1dab39c..05db98ba424 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/vte/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/vte/default.nix
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "vte-${version}";
-  version = "0.52.2";
+  version = "0.54.2";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/vte/${stdenv.lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${name}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "1br6kg0wzf1wmww1hadihhcpqbamalqmbppfdzjvzk1ayp75f9hg";
+    sha256 = "0d1q2nc7lic4zax6csy7xdxq8hxjsf7m7dq6a21s1w8s2fslhzaj";
   };
 
   passthru = {