diff --git a/pkgs/servers/http/mini-httpd/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/http/mini-httpd/default.nix
index 75ec8514e356..99b13dab84d0 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/http/mini-httpd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/http/mini-httpd/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, boost }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "mini-httpd-1.6";
+  name = "mini-httpd-1.7";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://download-mirror.savannah.gnu.org/releases/mini-httpd/${name}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "04azr1qa70l0fnpbx7nmyxz1lkykjjs2b6p4lhkpg86hs3lrmxly";
+    sha256 = "0jggmlaywjfbdljzv5hyiz49plnxh0har2bnc9dq4xmj1pmjgs49";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ boost ];
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://mini-httpd.nongnu.org/;
-    description = "A minimalistic high-performance web server";
+    description = "minimalistic high-performance web server";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3;
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.peti ];