diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/ell/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/ell/default.nix
index 67d8f107ce3..2fce9d6f0d7 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/ell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/ell/default.nix
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "ell";
-  version = "0.52";
+  version = "0.53";
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
 
   src = fetchgit {
     url = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/ell/ell.git";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-JnkNWWdr0CSlwME619BBWkvelFZoZpzmAR53nm2bSqM=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-txtXPWmLfZLBsK3s94W5LyA81mTHStpP3nkq6KW33Mk=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [