diff --git a/gnu/packages/music.scm b/gnu/packages/music.scm
index 134fe7ed51..f80fb067e8 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/music.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/music.scm
@@ -2185,7 +2185,7 @@ (define-public zynaddsubfx
 (define-public yoshimi
   (package
     (name "yoshimi")
-    (version "1.6.0.3")
+    (version "1.6.1")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "mirror://sourceforge/yoshimi/"
@@ -2193,7 +2193,7 @@ (define-public yoshimi
                                   "/yoshimi-" version ".tar.bz2"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1z2mnmm299ng6jcwa61dzr1ilwa5fjgsggxl2wa5smji6b4npmx7"))))
+                "1shnz429zgl0b4y5bpb61frk1747jwqfahq4hx44c972580zghzh"))))
     (build-system cmake-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:tests? #f                      ; there are no tests