diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/aw-core/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/aw-core/default.nix
index 7b928767f25ea..9707e7978601b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/aw-core/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/aw-core/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "aw-core";
-  version = "0.5.15";
+  version = "0.5.16";
 
   format = "pyproject";
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "ActivityWatch";
     repo = "aw-core";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-3cz79gSkmbGtCKnLGA4HGG5dLu7QB4ZtMnNGrSYB17U=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-7xT7bOGzH5G4WpgNo8pDyiQqX0dWNLNHpgssozUa9kQ=";
   };
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";