diff --git a/gnu/packages/webkit.scm b/gnu/packages/webkit.scm
index b90bd4d449367a8c4c44d041181edf867ca256e7..de431d0a026283fd3b97d9c20fd7f8778053571f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/webkit.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/webkit.scm
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ (define-module (gnu packages webkit)
 (define-public webkitgtk
   (package
     (name "webkitgtk")
-    (version "2.16.0")
+    (version "2.16.1")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "https://www.webkitgtk.org/releases/"
                                   name "-" version ".tar.xz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1p3w23n5bq30xg4qg0i9lmrk13vgck2l4wh8gmzwxwqfj7c738sy"))))
+                "0i99kmv4dvb9m2sd36kig4j6d59pxmq47ih3nxayd31j68r3i4pb"))))
     (build-system cmake-build-system)
     (arguments
      '(#:tests? #f ; no tests