diff --git a/gnu/packages/games.scm b/gnu/packages/games.scm
index ebfd7b38a901f990682a4ae559c6e0072291b236..b982224127b1c92583c8c04355aeefc07135ae31 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/games.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/games.scm
@@ -2867,7 +2867,7 @@ (define-public einstein
 (define-public powwow
   (package
     (name "powwow")
-    (version "1.2.18")
+    (version "1.2.19")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append
@@ -2875,7 +2875,7 @@ (define-public powwow
                     version ".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1gf0jc1vfv05lxij51n3c1dqn3aiiy2kj1v6q14an3wm7yl7cllp"))))
+                "10rjl63hmf62qslyhzqrbw3i2zf09dgxv65avhj0iiz0m4pbc9wy"))))
     (inputs
      `(("ncurses" ,ncurses)))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)