diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/mendeley/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/mendeley/default.nix
index d24c59b87d9..0a14a87cf56 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/mendeley/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/mendeley/default.nix
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ let
     then "i386"
     else "amd64";
 
-  shortVersion = "1.17.8-stable";
+  shortVersion = "1.17.9-stable";
 
   version = "${shortVersion}_${arch}";
 
   url = "http://desktop-download.mendeley.com/download/apt/pool/main/m/mendeleydesktop/mendeleydesktop_${version}.deb";
   sha256 = if stdenv.system == arch32
-    then "0j2hi0kd3cjjs47fxdzilc3rh02kzkdhvh70yyv7j8n58lnyjnx7"
-    else "0pi1bis0jmy618c1jn6b61mn666w7546xzicbqv1g6c4l8s3wgm5";
+    then "0z04r3ipwp2vca3qhp3b1zj0m12h023ynmbjsz4sysnd1bb5f2yr"
+    else "0h3m6s3s5283g9w3sm4fszhhnzgmqw49nr0ihvdwyxrgawxmz4vg";
 
   deps = [
     qt5.qtbase