diff --git a/gnu/packages/nano.scm b/gnu/packages/nano.scm
index 093adaae0a..4d0f89996e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/nano.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/nano.scm
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages nano)
 (define-public nano
   (package
     (name "nano")
-    (version "2.8.5")
+    (version "2.8.6")
     (source
      (origin
       (method url-fetch)
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ (define-public nano
                           version ".tar.xz"))
       (sha256
        (base32
-        "1hl9gni3qmblr062a7w6vz16gvxbswgc5c19c923ja0bk48vyhyb"))))
+        "0xjpm2ka56x5ycrgjh06v110na13xlbm42bs8qibk7g578m9cils"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (inputs
      `(("gettext" ,gettext-minimal)