diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index b359ffc955..b96a44e5fc 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Alex ter Weele <alex.ter.weele@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Matthew Kraai <kraai@ftbfs.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Ryan Prior <rprior@protonmail.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2020 Josh Holland <josh@inv.alid.pw>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -848,14 +849,14 @@ of the netcdf4 package before.")
 (define-public python-netcdf4
   (package
     (name "python-netcdf4")
-    (version "1.4.2")
+    (version "1.5.3")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (pypi-uri "netCDF4" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0c0sklgrmv15ygliin8qq0hp7vanmbi74m6zpi0r1ksr0hssyd5r"))))
+         "1gn35mb2yc263pci720aik8ymz41lrvxlrn3z83vyjwghiashg1a"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (arguments
      '(#:phases