diff --git a/gnu/packages/mate.scm b/gnu/packages/mate.scm
index 864fa8dc183f865d64797a9d38c03b94997530c5..db5278fba83efe4c9399a7de70f5344938ce8df7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/mate.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/mate.scm
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages mate)
 (define-public mate-common
   (package
     (name "mate-common")
-    (version "1.22.0")
+    (version "1.24.1")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ (define-public mate-common
                            name "-" version ".tar.xz"))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "11lwckndizawbq993ws8lqp59vsc873zri0m8s1i5zyc4qx9f69z"))))
+         "1dgp6k2l6dz7x2lnqk4y5xfkld376726hda3mrc777f821kk99nr"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (home-page "https://mate-desktop.org/")
     (synopsis "Common files for development of MATE packages")