diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-shell/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-shell/default.nix
index f828af82111e..6ee7f9869920 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-shell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-shell/default.nix
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ let
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gnome-shell";
-  version = "45.beta.1";
+  version = "45.rc";
 
   outputs = [ "out" "devdoc" ];
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/gnome-shell/${lib.versions.major version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "sf/3O3k4UJIpL7jpsH5xdDRuW7XTqV9cgFn/y1UGJpU=";
+    sha256 = "EDHGanDrnNcTCvrk/dzuF2DoqED1tWLv7D7D+oE66zo=";
   };
 
   patches = [