diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/blockbench-electron/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/blockbench-electron/default.nix
index 5afd0f1d876f..50a10310546d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/blockbench-electron/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/blockbench-electron/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, appimageTools, makeWrapper, electron_22 }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, appimageTools, makeWrapper, electron_25 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "blockbench-electron";
-  version = "4.5.2";
+  version = "4.8.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://github.com/JannisX11/blockbench/releases/download/v${version}/Blockbench_${version}.AppImage";
-    sha256 = "sha256-uUgVBdYMCF31+L/FV4ADIpUdEAmnW59KfscQxUStPWM=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-CE2wDOt1WBcYmPs4sEyZ3LYvKLequFZH0B3huMYHlwA=";
     name = "${pname}-${version}.AppImage";
   };
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   postFixup = ''
-    makeWrapper ${electron_22}/bin/electron $out/bin/${pname} \
+    makeWrapper ${electron_25}/bin/electron $out/bin/${pname} \
       --add-flags $out/share/${pname}/resources/app.asar \
       --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : "${lib.makeLibraryPath [ stdenv.cc.cc ]}"
   '';