diff --git a/gnu/packages/parallel.scm b/gnu/packages/parallel.scm
index 95f0d6227a..17423856aa 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/parallel.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/parallel.scm
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages parallel)
 (define-public parallel
   (package
     (name "parallel")
-    (version "20180122")
+    (version "20180222")
     (source
      (origin
       (method url-fetch)
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ (define-public parallel
                           version ".tar.bz2"))
       (sha256
        (base32
-        "1wkbppb4mc56grl6jsp803sf0hm7mg5ff7qmxalp7sd0vxqw41p9"))))
+        "1bwx1rcrqz04d8fajlllhrfkjqxg0mfvsd86wf6p067gmgdrf6g8"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:phases