diff --git a/gnu/packages/mail.scm b/gnu/packages/mail.scm
index 4fbd10c6a8..646d437009 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/mail.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/mail.scm
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ (define-public nullmailer
 (define-public fetchmail
   (package
     (name "fetchmail")
-    (version "6.4.6")
+    (version "6.4.8")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ (define-public fetchmail
                            (version-major+minor version) "/"
                            "fetchmail-" version ".tar.xz"))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "04b0sq1xad6gs1bfhkbmhsn1kq6y4gsx9l9ywjvd5d0rc15yrvqn"))))
+        (base32 "1g893dr3982vrqzxybmflnqfmd1q6yipd9krvxn0avhlrrp97k96"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (inputs
      `(("openssl" ,openssl)))