diff --git a/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm b/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
index 7284728f95..8a4f490be2 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
@@ -2760,7 +2760,7 @@ (define-public flatpak-xdg-utils
 (define-public libportal
   (package
     (name "libportal")
-    (version "0.6")
+    (version "0.7.1")
     (source (origin
               (method git-fetch)
               (uri (git-reference
@@ -2769,7 +2769,7 @@ (define-public libportal
               (file-name (git-file-name name version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1q1kqq72cs7f5b17gzw7218mxs65hijzkll27mh51s02fpiw8c60"))))
+                "0ypl9ds5g5jzyirjg4ic0r7lzv39w67yrh8njz1cw566g4j1kfny"))))
     (build-system meson-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list