diff --git a/gnu/packages/ruby.scm b/gnu/packages/ruby.scm
index 439e80925cda504d0dccb21240c03d2d24fe4193..b6a63077b0471f77a83db5e3dab4caaad0076605 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ruby.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ruby.scm
@@ -2713,14 +2713,14 @@ (define-public ruby-sanitize
 (define-public ruby-ox
   (package
     (name "ruby-ox")
-    (version "2.5.0")
+    (version "2.6.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (rubygems-uri "ox" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0rar0xr5qn3zac1r2z18kmpapx121c2l3z8jsgh60vsddwzpdh7h"))))
+         "0fmk62b1h2i79dfzjj8wmf8qid1rv5nhwfc17l489ywnga91xl83"))))
     (build-system ruby-build-system)
     (arguments
      '(#:tests? #f)) ; no tests