diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgit2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgit2/default.nix
index 66e980c0c1b2..2c3c0bed680e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgit2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgit2/default.nix
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libgit2";
-  version = "1.4.4";
+  version = "1.5.0";
   # also check the following packages for updates: python3.pkgs.pygit2 and libgit2-glib
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "libgit2";
     repo = "libgit2";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-uEwxXRBN329p1GqAzYb7HkFqwAfc6nFtBgANxloqdog=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-lXFQo+tt56BFoPgdkTfz6WdIngeotTm+8cAGcBP6XqY=";
   };
 
   cmakeFlags = [