diff --git a/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm b/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
index f4b63cefe6..d1e10973f8 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
@@ -965,14 +965,14 @@ (define-public python2-pyxdg
 (define-public wayland
   (package
     (name "wayland")
-    (version "1.19.0")
+    (version "1.20.0")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "https://wayland.freedesktop.org/releases/"
                                   name "-" version ".tar.xz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "05bd2vphyx8qwa1mhsj1zdaiv4m4v94wrlssrn0lad8d601dkk5s"))))
+                "09c7rpbwavjg4y16mrfa57gk5ix6rnzpvlnv1wp7fnbh9hak985q"))))
     (build-system meson-build-system)
     (outputs '("out" "doc"))
     (arguments