diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index 621783d1ffb6dfc90d5a12d454814fc9aa063d17..c63774ce13e496f615985b878cd0a08947abeeff 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -7957,13 +7957,13 @@ (define-public python2-bigfloat
 (define-public python-sympy
   (package
     (name "python-sympy")
-    (version "1.6.2")
+    (version "1.7.1")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (pypi-uri "sympy" version))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "0247skhkxanczpqqdz6n9k1axgpwl665b25hyn9vgr060p4dryhw"))))
+        (base32 "0bkb4jf24yv5i4kjpsmg1xjjccfhqyi0syv0p0xvhdbmx5hr5pm3"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:phases