diff --git a/gnu/packages/audio.scm b/gnu/packages/audio.scm
index f41f23f35e..5b3d9f3940 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/audio.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/audio.scm
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Clément Lassieur <clement@lassieur.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Brett Gilio <brettg@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018, 2019 Marius Bakke <mbakke@fastmail.com>
-;;; Copyright © 2018 Thorsten Wilms <t_w_@freenet.de>
+;;; Copyright © 2018, 2021 Thorsten Wilms <t_w_@freenet.de>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Eric Bavier <bavier@member.fsf.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Brendan Tildesley <mail@brendan.scot>
 ;;; Copyright © 2019, 2021 Pierre Langlois <pierre.langlois@gmx.com>
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ (define (ardour-rpath-phase major-version)
 (define-public ardour
   (package
     (name "ardour")
-    (version "6.8")
+    (version "6.9")
     (source (origin
               (method git-fetch)
               (uri (git-reference
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ (define-public ardour
                     #t)))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "16x7bkzbrk0rgywq5vrkhf2z3jj08jw1bvaq9vwlf2b4h4sd7i4s"))
+                "0vlcbd70y0an881zv87kc3akmaiz4w7whsy3yaiiqqjww35jg1mm"))
               (file-name (string-append name "-" version))))
     (build-system waf-build-system)
     (arguments