diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gjs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gjs/default.nix
index c191d5186a67..edcb29f3ccb7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gjs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gjs/default.nix
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ let
   ];
 in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gjs";
-  version = "1.77.90";
+  version = "1.78.0";
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" "installedTests" ];
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/gjs/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-cNuWeumL3mmzhHXvYLuaMwKZD6YVuvRoIBlLMCop2/g=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-+6og4JF2aIMIAPkpUWiPn8CPASlq/9XNtLNfdQvifck=";
   };
 
   patches = [