diff --git a/gnu/packages/python.scm b/gnu/packages/python.scm
index 432298472a..232f3426ac 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python.scm
@@ -458,14 +458,14 @@ (define-public python2-psutil
 (define-public python-passlib
   (package
     (name "python-passlib")
-    (version "1.7.0")
+    (version "1.7.1")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (pypi-uri "passlib" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1vdbqsa1a31s98fxkinl052q8nnpvbxnb83qanxfpi2p6c2zdr0b"))))
+         "1q2khqpj9rlcgdmkypjdq1kswvhjf72bq0zk2cv669cc2dj8z51x"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (native-inputs
      `(("python-nose" ,python-nose)))