diff --git a/gnu/packages/python.scm b/gnu/packages/python.scm
index 81fd3f2e86d5904d7e40f3e8f6c581f3c4b8dce4..60a2acdfdc42c4f2b78906e08a5c78420dfaec72 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python.scm
@@ -663,14 +663,14 @@ (define-public python2-pytz
 (define-public python-babel
   (package
     (name "python-babel")
-    (version "2.3.2")
+    (version "2.3.4")
     (source
      (origin
       (method url-fetch)
       (uri (pypi-uri "Babel" version))
       (sha256
        (base32
-        "0k43pi0p1dwpds2w0km3fw92wixzxv2vw7p09capxmjz5cfh23lw"))))
+        "0x98qqqw35xllpcama013a9788ly84z8dm1w2wwfpxh2710c8df5"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      `(("python-pytz" ,python-pytz)))