diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-backgrounds/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-backgrounds/default.nix
index cfe1325b839f..3fa6f37b2a1f 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-backgrounds/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-backgrounds/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-backgrounds";
-  version = "1.24.2";
+  version = "1.26.0";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "1ixb2vlm3dr52ibp4ggrbkf38m3q6i5lxjg4ix82gxbb6h6a3gp5";
+    sha256 = "0379hngy3ap1r5kmqvmzs9r710k2c9nal2ps3hq765df4ir15j8d";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [