diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libwpe/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libwpe/default.nix
index 1fcb91a7fb39..66de5847d78e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libwpe/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libwpe/default.nix
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libwpe";
-  version = "1.10.1";
+  version = "1.12.0";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://wpewebkit.org/releases/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-oyez/88jVtvoFIwdtLvcU1nX5xY9F39nVRqDk7FErfA=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-6O7KIoprTDYpTPtj99O6mtpHpDCQSlqXOzyZyWpEwYw=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [