diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/appstream/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/appstream/default.nix
index 45f27b38a63d..820e73832462 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/appstream/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/appstream/default.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "appstream";
-  version = "0.12.11";
+  version = "0.13.1";
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     owner  = "ximion";
     repo   = "appstream";
     rev    = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-bCDyMwQdn9Csxs2hy4dm+LjtxK4+YBK6yDkAdhu1QVU=";
+    sha256 = "16nxaw4fx78maldi3kvr8fiwzhmy5276wd4x2fxny16zzf01098j";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [