diff --git a/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/ibus-engines/ibus-libpinyin/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/ibus-engines/ibus-libpinyin/default.nix
index 8b5309219400..b51efc2cb810 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/ibus-engines/ibus-libpinyin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/ibus-engines/ibus-libpinyin/default.nix
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "ibus-libpinyin";
-  version = "1.11.1";
+  version = "1.12.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "libpinyin";
     repo = "ibus-libpinyin";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "0b8rilk9zil9gvfhlk3rphcby6ph11dw66j175wp0na6h6hjlaf2";
+    sha256 = "sha256-fEEiwRoGGFAki1DMQvGuzjz2NAjhExyH11l8KTwjjsI=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     isIbusEngine = true;
     description = "IBus interface to the libpinyin input method";
-    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ericsagnes ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
   };