diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix
index e26b2b3d9eff..8c8e1c9776df 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "gimp-2.6.8";
+  name = "gimp-2.6.9";
   
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gimp/v2.6/${name}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "0cikkb4l6psankz9yhgal934b41nwk6d5a93r9zib413fj5j3m6m";
+    sha256 = "1w7qp38d8qrd36jgxlk4dg4npxir958kx6sq6qw85pv0016kvd1v";
   };
   
   buildInputs = [