diff --git a/gnu/packages/databases.scm b/gnu/packages/databases.scm
index cd21db8deb..393dbee6d0 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/databases.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/databases.scm
@@ -2626,7 +2626,7 @@ (define-public python2-pickleshare
 (define-public python-apsw
   (package
     (name "python-apsw")
-    (version "3.20.1-r1")
+    (version "3.28.0-r1")
     (source
       (origin
         (method url-fetch)
@@ -2634,7 +2634,7 @@ (define-public python-apsw
                             "/download/" version "/apsw-" version ".zip"))
         (sha256
           (base32
-           "02mgxyznxg0va85r1lk6pvjh7qvar33fivj0bn534jb0yy271a9y"))))
+           "0x62534l5hcgwrc4k2gxpdzc1sxlhm6m4nwlay74rnmr77qh8wly"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (native-inputs
      `(("unzip" ,unzip)))