diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/birdfont/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/birdfont/default.nix
index 5473fa0e78c..a6c2ca77c5a 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/birdfont/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/birdfont/default.nix
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ gobject-introspection, gsettings-desktop-schemas, wrapGAppsHook }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "birdfont";
-  version = "2.29.5";
+  version = "2.29.6";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://birdfont.org/releases/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-eIqq4ehUB4lF89ikrHeN5Akq14nxYMxREZzPSVnv+nU=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-INHLH3wv1Rr3RLECAN2CQvctIjWdksxdfVfBkWnx+Is=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ python3 pkg-config vala gobject-introspection wrapGAppsHook ];