diff --git a/machines/hippocampus/servers/public/nextcloud.nix b/machines/hippocampus/servers/public/nextcloud.nix
index 90bfb29..978cba0 100644
--- a/machines/hippocampus/servers/public/nextcloud.nix
+++ b/machines/hippocampus/servers/public/nextcloud.nix
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ in {
     shell = pkgs.bashInteractive;
     packages = with pkgs; [
       # generate video thumbnails with preview generator
-      ffmpeg_5-headless
+      ffmpeg_7-headless
       # required for recognize app
       nodejs_20 # runtime and installation requirement
       nodejs_20.pkgs.node-pre-gyp # installation requirement