diff --git a/gnu/packages/databases.scm b/gnu/packages/databases.scm
index ec812afb0e..8f5857ad7d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/databases.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/databases.scm
@@ -1180,14 +1180,14 @@ (define-public unqlite
 (define-public redis
   (package
     (name "redis")
-    (version "4.0.0")
+    (version "4.0.1")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "http://download.redis.io/releases/redis-"
                                   version".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0bfzb70pbd9a6nhg5z95bnmqcvsvchwqjafp7rf1swlmj8qawffm"))))
+                "14bm8lkhylc93r4dgl7kkzzpw2xq7gr6w6h80n3jazqnx5mcsj90"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      '(#:tests? #f ; tests related to master/slave and replication fail