diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsolv/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsolv/default.nix
index 84f6656d0b8b..c3fe1ad619af 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsolv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsolv/default.nix
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 { stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, ninja, zlib, expat, rpm, db }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  version  = "0.7.7";
+  version  = "0.7.9";
   pname = "libsolv";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner  = "openSUSE";
     repo   = "libsolv";
     rev    = version;
-    sha256 = "0f6r5j5d4fbzx9ihbbwrqylayw90qac8kapkhmfcvsh7f8whr623";
+    sha256 = "1ijb4nywc3hx142194d85x7db0j5g2n0i750665fal30qrw2x43y";
   };
 
   cmakeFlags = [
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "A free package dependency solver";
+    homepage    = "https://github.com/openSUSE/libsolv";
     license     = licenses.bsd3;
     platforms   = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ copumpkin ];