diff --git a/gnu/packages/perl.scm b/gnu/packages/perl.scm
index 0f079a6b29..040206504d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/perl.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/perl.scm
@@ -8368,14 +8368,14 @@ (define-public perl-pod-coverage
 (define-public perl-pod-simple
   (package
     (name "perl-pod-simple")
-    (version "3.35")
+    (version "3.42")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "mirror://cpan/authors/id/K/KH/KHW/"
                                   "Pod-Simple-" version ".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0gg11ibbc02l2aw0bsv4jx0jax8z0apgfy3p5csqnvhlsb6218cr"))))
+                "1icagrjqw1azmff82h17cbrhqgql7rg21gz64mjpiqqq0cpfpz59"))))
     (build-system perl-build-system)
     (home-page "https://metacpan.org/release/Pod-Simple")
     (synopsis "Parsing library for text in Pod format")