diff --git a/pkgs/applications/emulators/libretro/cores/genesis-plus-gx.nix b/pkgs/applications/emulators/libretro/cores/genesis-plus-gx.nix
index 5a7bc340b77e..be2b54bda5b9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/emulators/libretro/cores/genesis-plus-gx.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/emulators/libretro/cores/genesis-plus-gx.nix
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
 }:
 mkLibretroCore {
   core = "genesis-plus-gx";
-  version = "0-unstable-2026-04-24";
+  version = "0-unstable-2026-05-01";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "libretro";
     repo = "Genesis-Plus-GX";
-    rev = "eb4216246a2590281ffaf4aa644155c8757025d2";
-    hash = "sha256-2gaPh3Z20eCKLQAcVs49v9R+4WjDQKdJqPWasRRwUa0=";
+    rev = "252694adb9ebf2abcc7a1340d4078dce53d8954f";
+    hash = "sha256-mFij3fLDMvyby3ata47YJN7YuBKGv4/xphFQDiFKY3A=";
   };
 
   meta = {