diff --git a/gnu/packages/qt.scm b/gnu/packages/qt.scm
index 06fc9fa4ec..565ee9b03b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/qt.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/qt.scm
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ (define-public qt-4
 (define-public python-sip
   (package
     (name "python-sip")
-    (version "4.16.5")
+    (version "4.16.9")
     (source
       (origin
         (method url-fetch)
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ (define-public python-sip
                          version ".tar.gz"))
         (sha256
          (base32
-          "11qy1z88py2q7rz68rm7214pbd37538hpcbfj5hhzp5y616a62x0"))))
+          "0m85dgm3g9s9h7s5sfxvcxi423vqxwq1vg5wnl5wl9kfasm77qfv"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (native-inputs
      `(("python" ,python-wrapper)))