diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin/default.nix
index 55ae196fe253..415c4029bfb6 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin/default.nix
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
 mkXfceDerivation {
   category = "panel-plugins";
   pname = "xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin";
-  version = "2.8.4";
+  version = "2.9.0";
   rev-prefix = "v";
   odd-unstable = false;
-  sha256 = "sha256-ykb/1+BYT0JfDpp9ZKTSy88TmQdXOjsK/eW58ZGKdJQ=";
+  sha256 = "sha256-j2KatlML8NuUH+IKWodDT5VeG7XL27wwiqMKjurt9rM=";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake