diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/freenect/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/freenect/default.nix
index 9520542481c8..17b2a6b7c990 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/freenect/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/freenect/default.nix
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "freenect";
-  version = "0.5.7";
+  version = "0.6.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "OpenKinect";
     repo = "libfreenect";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "0vnc7z2avckh4mccqq6alsd2z7xvsh3kaslc5b0gnfxw0j269gl6";
+    sha256 = "1963xndbiwgj01q17zv6xbqlsbhfd236dkbdwkbjw4b0gr8kqzq9";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ libusb freeglut libGLU libGL libXi libXmu ]