diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gnome-desktop/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gnome-desktop/default.nix
index 85a414e540a1..f3f221745b67 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gnome-desktop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gnome-desktop/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 , ninja
 , gnome
 , gtk3
+, gtk4
 , glib
 , gettext
 , libxml2
@@ -26,13 +27,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gnome-desktop";
-  version = "41.3";
+  version = "42.alpha.1";
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" "devdoc" ];
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/gnome-desktop/${lib.versions.major version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-jNHKq5MRgowEUkaMalBnqbxEY4NbI6FL5E6P2bAwAcY=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-lxUTBDVAeqgptNWdwDb/XKOSTytO4X7FMBf2ar2gX+w=";
   };
 
   patches = [
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     isocodes
     wayland
     gtk3
+    gtk4
     glib
     libseccomp
     systemd