diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-desktop/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-desktop/default.nix
index 1a7887fc35da..df8096b90eec 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-desktop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-desktop/default.nix
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gnome-desktop";
-  version = "40.3";
+  version = "40.4";
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" "devdoc" ];
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/gnome-desktop/${lib.versions.major version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-U9ZGlEbXoJsCaTZ2nllTUv3zvlYy80a7Af5XyLUWLOs=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-iK6W9YXg0IcJQbuj113fPsQDSOHFrnQTIcpIL6ydRe8=";
   };
 
   patches = [