diff --git a/gnu/packages/serialization.scm b/gnu/packages/serialization.scm
index 6b28463d51..b34ea30edb 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/serialization.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/serialization.scm
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ (define-public python-cbor
 (define-public flatbuffers
   (package
     (name "flatbuffers")
-    (version "1.9.0")
+    (version "1.10.0")
     (source
       (origin
         (method url-fetch)
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ (define-public flatbuffers
                             version ".tar.gz"))
         (sha256
          (base32
-          "1qs7sa9q4q6hs12yp875lvrv6393178qcmqs1ziwmjk088g4k9aw"))))
+          "0z4swldxs0s31hnkqdhsbfmc8vx3p7zsvmqaw4l31r2iikdy651p"))))
     (build-system cmake-build-system)
     (arguments
      '(#:build-type "Release"