diff --git a/gnu/packages/databases.scm b/gnu/packages/databases.scm
index 17930890038c4e107d41738691a28f0a6d194c47..ba4ad9f9b92ed3c64617ae101eedf943b270a81c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/databases.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/databases.scm
@@ -745,14 +745,14 @@ (define-public postgresql-9.6
   (package
     (inherit postgresql)
     (name "postgresql")
-    (version "9.6.6")
+    (version "9.6.8")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "https://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/source/v"
                                   version "/postgresql-" version ".tar.bz2"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0m417h30s18rwa7yzkqqcdb22ifpcda2fpg2cyx8bxvjp3ydz71r"))))))
+                "0w7bwf19wbdd3jjbjv03cnx56qka4801srcbsayk9v792awv7zga"))))))
 
 (define-public qdbm
   (package