diff --git a/gnu/packages/ncurses.scm b/gnu/packages/ncurses.scm
index 9f5905bc89..46d1741ef0 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ncurses.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ncurses.scm
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 ng0 <ng0@we.make.ritual.n0.is>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2018 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ (define-public ncurses/gpm
 (define-public dialog
   (package
     (name "dialog")
-    (version "1.3-20170509")
+    (version "1.3-20171209")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ (define-public dialog
                     version ".tgz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0mj7rl5psilaj3bxxvjfd44qjknxjli98b0d1lxd3f9jqrsbmw9g"))))
+                "1rk72as52f5br3wcr74d00wib41w65g8wvi36mfgybly251984r0"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:tests? #f)) ; no test suite