diff --git a/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm b/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
index f8c2ea298f..1f17485b8d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ (define-public wev
 (define-public exempi
   (package
     (name "exempi")
-    (version "2.5.1")
+    (version "2.5.2")
     (source (origin
              (method url-fetch)
              (uri (string-append
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ (define-public exempi
                    name "-" version ".tar.bz2"))
              (sha256
               (base32
-               "1j4vx054l1c2cggw4aka4iw48jkcf68qk5y064pbqw1k3ddks2qh"))))
+               "1mdfxb36p8251n5m7l55gx3fcqpk46yz9v568xfr8igxmqa47xaj"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:configure-flags (list (string-append "--with-boost="