diff --git a/gnu/packages/bittorrent.scm b/gnu/packages/bittorrent.scm
index 51248508ff..bed9a014b2 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bittorrent.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bittorrent.scm
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ (define-public transmission-remote-cli
 (define-public aria2
   (package
     (name "aria2")
-    (version "1.26.0")
+    (version "1.26.1")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "https://github.com/tatsuhiro-t/aria2/"
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ (define-public aria2
                                   name "-" version ".tar.xz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1388qswa0in7kb1dx7qb10wp60p58zvvpys7jwim3clsbqvz6a68"))))
+                "00d8r631w4g05jf202arhn0c3jsszb2m0apfw471qpmgajblxrpl"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:configure-flags (list "--enable-libaria2"