diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-characters/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-characters/default.nix
index 3b3356280b19..9dc7d113571d 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-characters/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-characters/default.nix
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gnome-characters";
-  version = "43.rc";
+  version = "43.0";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/gnome-characters/${lib.versions.major version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "kGbkD+29l6cF1lt+psPCW4+w6Y6mndI+y13RLjGmCj8=";
+    sha256 = "poW5y/k1Re05EWjEHJ2L+DeFq7+0iWdYJ+5zQkcbqsg=";
   };
 
   patches = [