diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/evilwm/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/evilwm/default.nix
index 832f7306bb6e..11bbebb5dcd6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/evilwm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/evilwm/default.nix
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "evilwm";
-  version = "1.4.3";
+  version = "1.5";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://www.6809.org.uk/evilwm/evilwm-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-1ZRbILEskdskEvrA29o/ucPsjeu44bEJg4mSsrG75dQ=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-YQSFJBPm1QZpNh3K3aWiXTnisrDJWmOEAiyQWVeidA8=";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [