diff --git a/pkgs/servers/matrix-synapse/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/matrix-synapse/default.nix
index c993b18b70c4..3e9fadea76fa 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/matrix-synapse/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/matrix-synapse/default.nix
@@ -12,20 +12,20 @@ in
 with python3.pkgs;
 buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "matrix-synapse";
-  version = "1.78.0";
+  version = "1.79.0";
   format = "pyproject";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "matrix-org";
     repo = "synapse";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-UMP/JQ77qGfAQ+adLBLB8NFI2OiuwjILEbEecEDcK1A=";
+    hash = "sha256-2MHP4Gu+C5yyXObbd7NLYWCy1E0L7fUwpzYsoD7ULDo=";
   };
 
   cargoDeps = rustPlatform.fetchCargoTarball {
     inherit src;
     name = "${pname}-${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-UTuMvTWfOlFlL+4qsCEfVljnkeylBKq0wd5FlAOYAFQ=";
+    hash = "sha256-yDKs6KRStjJMC/48dZcyQ4OmBXY1TombjH/ZDfBJbSc=";
   };
 
   postPatch = ''