diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/uncrustify/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/uncrustify/default.nix
index a8fef714cada..519580507a6b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/uncrustify/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/uncrustify/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "uncrustify";
-  version = "0.78.1";
+  version = "0.79.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "uncrustify";
     repo = "uncrustify";
     rev = "uncrustify-${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-L+YEVZC7sIDYuCM3xpSfZLjA3B8XsW5hi+zV2NEgXTs=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-M9LfLWpkMoCNrvnmMhFhfJhyOwbnitjpm7LKay1M0dI=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake python3 ];