diff --git a/gnu/packages/image.scm b/gnu/packages/image.scm
index 0536779b64..e07ab15aec 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/image.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/image.scm
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ (define-public libungif
 (define-public imlib2
   (package
     (name "imlib2")
-    (version "1.6.0")
+    (version "1.6.1")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ (define-public imlib2
                     "/imlib2-" version ".tar.bz2"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "07b9v3ycwhici35fnczvpyjpgkc7gbcdhajpl9dwhpzdzbfl1i6g"))))
+                "0v8n3dswx7rxqfd0q03xwc7j2w1mv8lv18rdxv487a1xw5vklfad"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (native-inputs
      `(("pkgconfig" ,pkg-config)))