diff --git a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/kitty/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/kitty/default.nix
index 2bde298a7faf..dee1115cb404 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/kitty/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/kitty/default.nix
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@
 with python3Packages;
 buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "kitty";
-  version = "0.38.0";
+  version = "0.38.1";
   format = "other";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "kovidgoyal";
     repo = "kitty";
     rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-XURoUYo0Nejcfi49s9AlyoG5fpE0/mjMke2UWG8lUiA=";
+    hash = "sha256-0M4Bvhh3j9vPedE/d+8zaiZdET4mXcrSNUgLllhaPJw=";
   };
 
   goModules = (buildGo123Module {