diff --git a/gnu/packages/gimp.scm b/gnu/packages/gimp.scm
index 64fe04b4f9..38343f2149 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gimp.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gimp.scm
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 (define-public babl
   (package
     (name "babl")
-    (version "0.1.40")
+    (version "0.1.46")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (list (string-append "https://download.gimp.org/pub/babl/"
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
                                         "/babl-" version ".tar.bz2")))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "08cdl6rcfvkhqsnhb214xzr0wbrv0956xzlrzqxcb1k1madgjanh"))))
+                "0nwyhvfca6m35wjcccvwca7fcihzgdfyc012qi703y5d3cxl1hmv"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (home-page "http://gegl.org/babl/")
     (synopsis "Image pixel format conversion library")