diff --git a/gnu/packages/mail.scm b/gnu/packages/mail.scm
index 4ce7b1e996..0ebc91eb0f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/mail.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/mail.scm
@@ -211,14 +211,14 @@ (define-public fetchmail
 (define-public mutt
   (package
     (name "mutt")
-    (version "1.7.1")
+    (version "1.7.2")
     (source (origin
              (method url-fetch)
              (uri (string-append "ftp://ftp.mutt.org/pub/mutt/mutt-"
                                  version ".tar.gz"))
              (sha256
               (base32
-               "1pyns0xw52s4yma1a93pdcl4dirs55q2m1hd7w1r11nlhf7giip9"))
+               "1yazrl82s9fxmamnlvwmsxhwrxnwv6kwakgfmawda8ndhwb50lqm"))
              (patches (search-patches "mutt-store-references.patch"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (inputs