diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libhandy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libhandy/default.nix
index 58d9097d8378..51de3f7d536b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libhandy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libhandy/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libhandy";
-  version = "1.6.3";
+  version = "1.7.0";
 
   outputs = [
     "out"
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/${pname}/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-R3iL01gE69M8sJkR6XU0TIQ1ngttlSCv0cgh66i6d/8=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-jJLAaleyavFqJa0LXDdafbfwm1cBKr3m4Wi2KXh3DPc=";
   };
 
   depsBuildBuild = [