diff --git a/gnu/packages/ssh.scm b/gnu/packages/ssh.scm
index 0e55c23f35..0a6d97e46c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ssh.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ssh.scm
@@ -790,14 +790,14 @@ shell services and remote host selection.")
 (define-public python-asyncssh
   (package
     (name "python-asyncssh")
-    (version "2.5.0")
+    (version "2.7.1")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (pypi-uri "asyncssh" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "02xpzir9rmw7b7k07m3f912h6jvy9yzan9yn3ckrmqx2ffpy4r8b"))))
+         "0lnhh2h1mj79j66ni883s9f3xldnbjb10vh80g24b7m003mm524c"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      `(("python-cryptography" ,python-cryptography)