diff --git a/gnu/packages/astronomy.scm b/gnu/packages/astronomy.scm
index 3124422f08..bf43123538 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/astronomy.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/astronomy.scm
@@ -3477,13 +3477,13 @@ of axis order, spatial projections, and spectral units that exist in the wild.
 (define-public python-specutils
   (package
     (name "python-specutils")
-    (version "1.15.0")
+    (version "1.16.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (pypi-uri "specutils" version))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "0gx90dn9vmbvd7a53xb7a51jabskrad52g7imgy0ih1jchdls2pj"))))
+        (base32 "1bv1f0bpyc8pgxywcmhd3rpmnx0l604iqn4cx6isa9jfp6gnd0z3"))))
     (build-system pyproject-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list