diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/accerciser/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/accerciser/default.nix
index d21d1c200616..4e88c2779f2d 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/accerciser/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/accerciser/default.nix
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
 
 python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "accerciser";
-  version = "3.40.0";
+  version = "3.42.0";
 
   format = "other";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/${pname}/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "U3VF1kgTwtKxSne2TiQBABXpl3z1+zz4qmXbzgHqNiU=";
+    sha256 = "d2m9T09j3ImhQ+hs3ET+rr1/jJab6lwfWoaskxGQL0g=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -51,9 +51,14 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     pycairo
     pygobject3
     setuptools
-    xlib
   ];
 
+  dontWrapGApps = true;
+
+  preFixup = ''
+    makeWrapperArgs+=("''${gappsWrapperArgs[@]}")
+  '';
+
   passthru = {
     updateScript = gnome.updateScript {
       packageName = "accerciser";