diff --git a/gnu/packages/elf.scm b/gnu/packages/elf.scm
index 82604c4e30..674b8ac7a1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/elf.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/elf.scm
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages elf)
 (define-public elfutils
   (package
     (name "elfutils")
-    (version "0.161")
+    (version "0.166")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ (define-public elfutils
                     version "/elfutils-" version ".tar.bz2"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0w50szymyqvx8g0vkwrvnv17grqxva6x1z9dm9m3i99zg2hr232p"))
+                "0c5s9klq1zyb0zkmrw636k97kz30p5ih8y8dpq8b4f54r0a6j19w"))
               (patches (search-patches "elfutils-tests-ptrace.patch"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)