diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/poppler/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/poppler/default.nix
index 083c9bae6b5b..c29da1438f39 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/poppler/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/poppler/default.nix
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 }:
 
 let
-  version = "0.26.3"; # even major numbers are stable
-  sha256 = "1ca2lrwvhxzq0g4blbvq099vyydfjyz839jki301p1jgazrimjw8";
+  version = "0.26.5"; # even major numbers are stable
+  sha256 = "1vni6kqpcx4jy9q8mhhxphfjych76xxmgs3jyg8yacbl6gxfazfy";
 
   qtcairo_patches =
     let qtcairo = fetchgit { # the version for poppler-0.24