diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/core/tumbler/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/core/tumbler/default.nix
index 609c8f17d6ee..7427e8d74182 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/core/tumbler/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/core/tumbler/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 , gdk-pixbuf
 , glib
 , freetype
+, libgepub
 , libgsf
 , poppler
 , gst_all_1
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ mkXfceDerivation {
     gdk-pixbuf
     glib
     gst_all_1.gst-plugins-base
+    libgepub # optional EPUB thumbnailer support
     libgsf
     poppler # technically the glib binding
   ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgepub/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgepub/default.nix
index 1c5d43af12e0..fbf9d28ce93e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgepub/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgepub/default.nix
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libgepub";
-  version = "0.7.0";
+  version = "0.7.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/${pname}/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "IQpMeJXC6E8BpWglArpej6PqiWrzFw+yWS/OHdpW4C4=";
+    sha256 = "o+SzGiMmWdJqVLkSGziCw9c5fDz0SuXGS4ZwCYC8f2A=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [