diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 447758d56aad..ecef09c49e94 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -325,13 +325,13 @@ let
 
 
   alot = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    rev = "fa4ddf000dc2ac4933852b210901b649634a5f86";
-    name = "alot-0.3.5_${rev}";
+    rev = "0.3.6";
+    name = "alot-0.3.6";
 
     src = pkgs.fetchurl {
       url = "https://github.com/pazz/alot/tarball/${rev}";
       name = "${name}.tar.bz";
-      sha256 = "0h11lqyxg0xbkc9y1xqjvd0kmfm5pdwnmv9chmlsi1614dxn08n0";
+      sha256 = "1rzy70w4isvypa94310xw403vq5him21q8rlx4laa0z530phkrmq";
     };
 
     # error: invalid command 'test'