diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/appstream/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/appstream/default.nix
index 56268146c5db..68453c56942b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/appstream/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/appstream/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "appstream";
-  version = "0.15.2";
+  version = "0.15.5";
   # When bumping this package, please also check whether
   # fix-build-for-qt-olderthan-514.patch still applies by
   # building libsForQt512.appstream-qt.
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     owner = "ximion";
     repo = "appstream";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-/JZ49wjtcInbGUOVVjevVSrLCHcA60FMT165rhfb78Q=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-KVZCtu1w5FMgXZMiSW55rbrI6W/A9zWWKKvACtk/jjk=";
   };
 
   patches = [