diff --git a/pkgs/games/freeorion/default.nix b/pkgs/games/freeorion/default.nix
index 9f9075d75a4..9a3cce9ef81 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/freeorion/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/freeorion/default.nix
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "freeorion";
-  version = "0.4.10.2";
+  version = "0.5";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "freeorion";
     repo = "freeorion";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-k/YwTg0N2b70igfqRuFl/zwxMQhD2QjbapsazYbi0Ik=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-uJRDU0Xd+sHL2IDvMiElUSOhvchVMW9wYMSLSN7pYtQ=";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     makeWrapper
   ];
 
-  # as of 0.4.10.2 FreeOrion doesn't work with "-DOpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE=GLVND"
+  # as of 0.5 FreeOrion doesn't work with "-DOpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE=GLVND"
   cmakeFlags = [ "-DOpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE=LEGACY" ];
 
   postInstall = ''