diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/aws-c-mqtt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/aws-c-mqtt/default.nix
index 39a75c511622..f75b744c3a91 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/aws-c-mqtt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/aws-c-mqtt/default.nix
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "aws-c-mqtt";
-  version = "0.7.8";
+  version = "0.7.9";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "awslabs";
     repo = "aws-c-mqtt";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "19j6nw2v36c4yff4p0fbf0748s06fd5r9cp2yakry9ybn1ada99c";
+    sha256 = "sha256-YMAqK4DOFA5TkMNwLHRk1m14V8lN6X5SDAwrTYWdGMc=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [