diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/games/gnome-chess/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/games/gnome-chess/default.nix
index e47e77d9c0ab..3834839de7ee 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/games/gnome-chess/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/games/gnome-chess/default.nix
@@ -14,16 +14,17 @@
 , gnome
 , glib
 , gtk4
+, libadwaita
 , librsvg
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gnome-chess";
-  version = "41.1";
+  version = "42.alpha";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/gnome-chess/${lib.versions.major version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "62GYhlljlrQDOj8oo8LjAEtU6+Gzi0DWQiwXufLMF9A=";
+    sha256 = "53vLHtI+o0Xb/qP3Z0RM29aHTxYohOG81n1OLKaOx1k=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -42,8 +43,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [
     glib
     gtk4
+    libadwaita
     librsvg
-    gnome.adwaita-icon-theme
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''