diff --git a/gnu/packages/xml.scm b/gnu/packages/xml.scm
index 59f30116a3..d0216423e8 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/xml.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/xml.scm
@@ -971,14 +971,14 @@ (define-public xmlto
 (define-public xmlsec
   (package
     (name "xmlsec")
-    (version "1.2.28")
+    (version "1.2.29")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "https://www.aleksey.com/xmlsec/download/"
                                   "xmlsec1-" version ".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1m12caglhyx08g8lh2sl3nkldlpryzdx2d572q73y3m33s0w9vhk"))))
+                "1arr50fvma01q2ix7g4k2c7lb8qcqjajn7wdc07r66b0jsxdxldi"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs                  ; according to xmlsec1.pc
      `(("libxml2" ,libxml2)