diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index c504a1260b..3b8f5adcb9 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ advanced aspects of IP configuration (iptunnel, ipmaddr).")
 (define-public libcap
   (package
     (name "libcap")
-    (version "2.24")
+    (version "2.25")
     (source (origin
              (method url-fetch)
              (uri (string-append
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ advanced aspects of IP configuration (iptunnel, ipmaddr).")
                    "libcap2/libcap-" version ".tar.xz"))
              (sha256
               (base32
-               "0rbc9qbqs5bp9am9s9g83wxj5k4ixps2agy9dxr1v1fwg27mdr6f"))))
+               "0qjiqc5pknaal57453nxcbz3mn1r4hkyywam41wfcglq3v2qlg39"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments '(#:phases
                  (modify-phases %standard-phases