diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-backgrounds/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-backgrounds/package.nix
index 849131c3ee53..46aff72db6c6 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-backgrounds/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-backgrounds/package.nix
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gnome-backgrounds";
-  version = "48.2.1";
+  version = "49.rc";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/gnome-backgrounds/${lib.versions.major version}/gnome-backgrounds-${version}.tar.xz";
-    hash = "sha256-ahxbey4Nj1zpd5JtVfnC1l3RgIIs3qXlkVDc+1q9Htk=";
+    hash = "sha256-UkrZIO0U1sQs9h7LcyLg+RMoMMy5+F0jgGjzntIewaA=";
   };
 
   patches = [