diff --git a/gnu/packages/skarnet.scm b/gnu/packages/skarnet.scm
index 9a6733d8bc20561f85d77cdbb232c040333ea01e..6546d40597e24dfb4e8dbba5384ca53291e1c9d1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/skarnet.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/skarnet.scm
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ (define-public execline
 (define-public s6
   (package
    (name "s6")
-   (version "2.7.2.0")
+   (version "2.7.2.1")
    (source
     (origin
      (method url-fetch)
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ (define-public s6
                          version ".tar.gz"))
      (sha256
       (base32
-       "02canrzmhr66gi16ldyylk378jlmyfl73vn72ayr12h2wyxgqm5g"))))
+       "0vyl4wr2l4mp9ams0dyg224qxhl8ksxsv2shs6606lhhp9g1rb6b"))))
    (build-system gnu-build-system)
    (inputs `(("skalibs" ,skalibs)
              ("execline" ,execline)))