diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/vte/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/vte/default.nix
index 284b7e700cc..e02d7973c6e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/vte/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/vte/default.nix
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "vte";
-  version = "0.72.1";
+  version = "0.72.2";
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" "devdoc" ];
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/${pname}/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-BVT5+I1Wzi14OY/Mf2m8AOU7u8X2lOCuHcr1KG+J1+Q=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-95Zv0YWmmB9TlkFitxz+9+YGSVFV1vWCe3KqDdZ0HJ4=";
   };
 
   patches = [