diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-crypto.scm b/gnu/packages/python-crypto.scm
index b4f75e5997..701e23c2ac 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-crypto.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-crypto.scm
@@ -510,14 +510,14 @@ (define-public python2-slowaes
 (define-public python-pyaes
   (package
     (name "python-pyaes")
-    (version "1.6.0")
+    (version "1.6.1")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (pypi-uri "pyaes" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0bp9bjqy1n6ij1zb86wz9lqa1dhla8qr1d7w2kxyn7jbj56sbmcw"))))
+         "13vdaff15k0jyfcss4b4xvfgm8xyv0nrbyw5n1qc7lrqbi0b3h82"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (home-page "https://github.com/ricmoo/pyaes")
     (synopsis "Implementation of AES in Python")