diff --git a/gnu/packages/maths.scm b/gnu/packages/maths.scm
index 0f4d29b40f..adc7beb655 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/maths.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/maths.scm
@@ -4474,7 +4474,7 @@ (define-public superlu-dist
 (define-public scotch
   (package
     (name "scotch")
-    (version "7.0.1")
+    (version "7.0.4")
     (source
      (origin
        (method git-fetch)
@@ -4483,7 +4483,7 @@ (define-public scotch
              (commit (string-append "v" version))))
        (file-name (git-file-name name version))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "1fvgxd3ipl5xswswyadvxvlcgv6an8c229ispnlksgnlwphg10ig"))))
+        (base32 "0rbc51albpd2923dkirpkj8rfkic6rsvwqqnv1mmsk391zhk3amr"))))
     (build-system cmake-build-system)
     (inputs
      (list zlib))