diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/axel/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/axel/default.nix
index 3fb04c16ee76..53392857f2ab 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/axel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/axel/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "axel-${version}";
-  version = "2.5";
+  version = "2.6";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://debian/pool/main/a/axel/axel_${version}.orig.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "10qsmfq2aprrxsm8sshpvzjjpxhmyv89mrik4clw9rprwxknfdq2";
+    sha256 = "17j6kp4askr1q5459ak71m1bm0qa3dyqbxvi5ifh2bjvjlp516mx";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ gettext ];