diff --git a/gnu/packages/skarnet.scm b/gnu/packages/skarnet.scm
index 31dd884c9a..e70625d4b6 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/skarnet.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/skarnet.scm
@@ -220,14 +220,14 @@ (define-public s6-networking
 (define-public s6-rc
   (package
    (name "s6-rc")
-   (version "0.5.2.2")
+   (version "0.5.2.3")
    (source
     (origin
      (method url-fetch)
      (uri (string-append "https://skarnet.org/software/s6-rc/s6-rc-"
                          version ".tar.gz"))
      (sha256
-      (base32 "12bzc483jpd16xmhfsfrib84daj1k3kwy5s5nc18ap60apa1r39a"))))
+      (base32 "1xyaplwzvqnb53mg59a7jklakzwsiqivp6qggsry3sbaw4hf3d5j"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (inputs `(("skalibs" ,skalibs)
               ("execline" ,execline)