diff --git a/gnu/packages/diffoscope.scm b/gnu/packages/diffoscope.scm
index 1b8b77d7a4..5ab54de0e9 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/diffoscope.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/diffoscope.scm
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages diffoscope)
 (define-public diffoscope
   (package
     (name "diffoscope")
-    (version "250")
+    (version "251")
     (source
      (origin
        (method git-fetch)
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ (define-public diffoscope
              (commit version)))
        (file-name (git-file-name name version))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "12cdsgxlva1gcry16w9x44ji9asar1n8p9q6rv2jd1gr9fi6l0sz"))))
+        (base32 "1200kzwqyw2m298z8rfbiiziprz4s1n176z42xyziwc6mbx8m09z"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list