diff --git a/gnu/packages/dns.scm b/gnu/packages/dns.scm
index a99595581f..363d40ef39 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/dns.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/dns.scm
@@ -332,14 +332,14 @@ and BOOTP/TFTP for network booting of diskless machines.")
     ;; When updating, check whether isc-dhcp's bundled copy should be as well.
     ;; The BIND release notes are available here:
     ;; https://www.isc.org/bind/
-    (version "9.16.26")
+    (version "9.16.27")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (string-append "https://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind9/" version
                            "/bind-" version ".tar.xz"))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "0igvlzzmmwr39dl6d95lmv0flanka0qdlhdsr673al0nnxg9mcvh"))
+        (base32 "0rpmighbbim9wi24p2bg814x5z20xkvv5y6nfnfh30ac22pjm44h"))
        (patches
         (search-patches "bind-re-add-attr-constructor-priority.patch"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)