diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/github-desktop/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/github-desktop/default.nix
index 319fddcc06b8..83991407fd41 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/github-desktop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/github-desktop/default.nix
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "github-desktop";
-  version = "2.9.6";
+  version = "2.9.9";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://github.com/shiftkey/desktop/releases/download/release-${version}-linux1/GitHubDesktop-linux-${version}-linux1.deb";
-    sha256 = "sha256-YL3Gc76jWfQvY96pAlS5JB7BwSOUklNvGR0tOBdQHuE=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-LMKOxQR3Bgw00LnKqAe2hq+eASgwC7y0cxNSSt/sjWA=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [