diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gnet/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gnet/default.nix
index eb45224a527..0fb5f047f12 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gnet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gnet/default.nix
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 assert pkgconfig != null && glib != null;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "gnet-2.0.4";
+  name = "gnet-2.0.5";
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = http://www.gnetlibrary.org/src/gnet-2.0.4.tar.gz;
-    md5 = "b43e728391143214e2cfd0b835b6fd2a";
+    url = http://www.gnetlibrary.org/src/gnet-2.0.5.tar.gz;
+    md5 = "126f140618de34801933d192302ed0b9";
   };
   buildInputs = [pkgconfig glib];
 }