diff --git a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/alacritty/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/alacritty/default.nix
index cd372b79c26b..13a67c6236ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/alacritty/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/alacritty/default.nix
@@ -52,16 +52,16 @@ let
 in
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "alacritty";
-  version = "0.6.0";
+  version = "0.7.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "alacritty";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "vQdNwNiUvoJWRT1foPRadirI2zWjnzU3sGnIxeHKlj8=";
+    sha256 = "8alCFtr+3aJsqQ2Ra8u5/SRHfDvMq2kRvRCKo/zwMK0=";
   };
 
-  cargoSha256 = "1PQSg6EmwVMZj2ALw6qsbtPMCtALVHx5TR05FjGD/QE=";
+  cargoSha256 = "kqRlxieChnhWtYYf67gi+2bncIzO56xpnv2uLjcINVM=";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake