diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-desktop/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-desktop/default.nix
index 62e0b5b3195b..19ad26656f21 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-desktop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-desktop/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-desktop";
-  version = "1.24.1";
+  version = "1.26.0";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "1nd1dn8mm1z6x4r68a25q4vzys1a6fmbzc94ss1z1n1872pczs6i";
+    sha256 = "18sj8smf0b998m5qvki37hxg0agcx7wmgz9z7cwv6v48i2dnnz2z";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [