diff --git a/gnu/packages/cmake.scm b/gnu/packages/cmake.scm
index a5c3d45193..84873f4a3b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cmake.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cmake.scm
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 (define-public cmake
   (package
     (name "cmake")
-    (version "2.8.10.2")
+    (version "2.8.12")
     (source (origin
              (method url-fetch)
              (uri (string-append
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
                     (string-index version #\. (+ 1 (string-index version #\.))))
                    "/cmake-" version ".tar.gz"))
              (sha256
-              (base32 "1c8fj6i2x9sb39wc9av2ighj415mw33cxfrlfpafcvm0knrlylnf"))
+              (base32 "11q21vyrr6c6smyjy81k2k07zmn96ggjia9im9cxwvj0n88bm1fq"))
              (patches (list (search-patch "cmake-fix-tests.patch")))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments