diff --git a/gnu/packages/skarnet.scm b/gnu/packages/skarnet.scm
index 8b79a4f994..19bfe3acc2 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/skarnet.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/skarnet.scm
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ (define-public skalibs
 (define-public execline
   (package
     (name "execline")
-    (version "2.1.5.0")
+    (version "2.3.0.4")
     (source
      (origin
       (method url-fetch)
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ (define-public execline
                           version ".tar.gz"))
       (sha256
        (base32
-        "0hhirdmyh3sj9qagkis7addmmdvyic717wkb6ym3n63kvfk0adla"))))
+        "0jx60wjz3yj3r1wircbvd15in275pi7ggw69pbs9djhcyb48zfz4"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (inputs `(("skalibs" ,skalibs)))
     (arguments