diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/misc/metacity/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/misc/metacity/default.nix
index 3b141c501a8c..5b3b2f223e7e 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/misc/metacity/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/misc/metacity/default.nix
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "metacity";
-  version = "3.46.1";
+  version = "3.49.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/${pname}/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "ALpJ92EgiPKzuuynnEXrKjBCPC5Ke+pAFYcr6uJd1sU=";
+    sha256 = "s0lvsLILVTPdKwktx5GRaVuaDe6Rg6WFysyF/aQcHbs=";
   };
 
   patches = [