diff --git a/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm b/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
index 5eae8242aa..41c1e6bcb2 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ (define-public wayland
 (define-public wayland-protocols
   (package
     (name "wayland-protocols")
-    (version "1.16")
+    (version "1.17")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ (define-public wayland-protocols
                     "wayland-protocols-" version ".tar.xz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1icqikvhgv9kcf8lcqml3w9fb8q3igr4c3471jb6mlyw3yaqa53b"))))
+                "0bw1sqixqk2a7mqw630cs4dlgcp5yib90vyikzm3lr05jz7ij4yz"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (inputs
      `(("wayland" ,wayland)))