diff --git a/gnu/packages/databases.scm b/gnu/packages/databases.scm
index dbfe7ca8c6..5d770f46e5 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/databases.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/databases.scm
@@ -1858,14 +1858,14 @@ (define-public unqlite
 (define-public redis
   (package
     (name "redis")
-    (version "4.0.10")
+    (version "5.0.7")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "http://download.redis.io/releases/redis-"
                                   version".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "194cydhv3hf4v95ifvjvsqrs4jn3ffrkg5lvxj5d3y04lwsp9dhx"))))
+                "0ax8sf3vw0yadr41kzc04917scrg5wir1d94zmbz00b8pzm79nv1"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      '(#:tests? #f ; tests related to master/slave and replication fail