diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/ncmpc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/ncmpc/default.nix
index 0333f95710e4..7459becc08d0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/ncmpc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/ncmpc/default.nix
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ assert pcreSupport -> pcre != null;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "ncmpc";
-  version = "0.48";
+  version = "0.49";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner  = "MusicPlayerDaemon";
     repo   = "ncmpc";
     rev    = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-89hBaWFwMPBqSWDmsXND0PEc1a9Fte+p1ho5tWuZFlY=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-rqIlQQ9RhFrhPwUd9dZmMZiqwFinNoV46VaJ3pbyUI8=";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ glib ncurses libmpdclient boost ]