diff --git a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/kitty/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/kitty/default.nix
index b6a6ca7780fb..76241c1926d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/kitty/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/kitty/default.nix
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@
 with python3Packages;
 buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "kitty";
-  version = "0.26.2";
+  version = "0.26.5";
   format = "other";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "kovidgoyal";
     repo = "kitty";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-IqXRkKzOfqWolH/534nmM2R/69olhFOk6wbbF4ifRd0=";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256-UloBlV26HnkvbzP/NynlPI77z09MBEVgtrg5SeTmwB4=";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [