diff --git a/gnu/packages/version-control.scm b/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
index 00d7e1f189..528d117e29 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
@@ -1119,14 +1119,14 @@ (define-public gitolite
 (define-public mercurial
   (package
     (name "mercurial")
-    (version "4.4.1")
+    (version "4.6.2")
     (source (origin
              (method url-fetch)
              (uri (string-append "https://www.mercurial-scm.org/"
                                  "release/mercurial-" version ".tar.gz"))
              (sha256
               (base32
-               "0ik2ypzxjr6vpcghxvn39a73gw52629n7vwak04gnbycsq95aalg"))))
+               "1bv6wgcdx8glihjjfg22khhc52mclsn4kwfqvzbzlg0b42h4xl0w"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(;; Restrict to Python 2, as Python 3 would require