diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/sylpheed/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/sylpheed/default.nix
index 6702616ff010..de0465622746 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/sylpheed/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/sylpheed/default.nix
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ assert sslSupport -> openssl != null;
 assert gpgSupport -> gpgme != null;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "sylpheed-2.5.0";
+  name = "sylpheed-2.7.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = http://sylpheed.sraoss.jp/sylpheed/v2.5/sylpheed-2.5.0.tar.bz2;
-    sha256 = "0qc7sgcb23x16y6qhyrbv3hphqkmk5s9nr6xfxv5rqi6272qv2ni";
+    url = http://sylpheed.sraoss.jp/sylpheed/v2.7/sylpheed-2.7.1.tar.bz2;
+    sha256 = "08sfz159y8hi3lky98m6p4nkfiima749lza8gf3s3vp2niylbdlb";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [