diff --git a/gnu/packages/check.scm b/gnu/packages/check.scm
index f61e96422b..6839cabb38 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/check.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/check.scm
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Troy Sankey <sankeytms@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Lukas Gradl <lgradl@openmailbox.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Hartmut Goebel <h.goebel@crazy-compilers.com>
-;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
+;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Julien Lepiller <julien@lepiller.eu>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Thomas Danckaert <post@thomasdanckaert.be>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017, 2018 Arun Isaac <arunisaac@systemreboot.net>
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ (define-public cxxtest
 (define-public doctest
   (package
     (name "doctest")
-    (version "2.3.5")
+    (version "2.3.6")
     (home-page "https://github.com/onqtam/doctest")
     (source (origin
               (method git-fetch)
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ (define-public doctest
               (file-name (git-file-name name version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0rddlzhnv0f5036q0m0p019pismka7sx6x8cnzk65sk77b1dsbhg"))))
+                "070gkwffi73i2p0azga9yxj8km32bp8bw4jvkvz1vzlpavyii5kn"))))
     (build-system cmake-build-system)
     (synopsis "C++ test framework")
     (description