diff --git a/gnu/packages/scheme.scm b/gnu/packages/scheme.scm
index 07c37ff2ff..862eedfd18 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/scheme.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/scheme.scm
@@ -371,14 +371,14 @@ (define-public hop
 (define-public chicken
   (package
     (name "chicken")
-    (version "4.13.0")
+    (version "5.0.0")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "https://code.call-cc.org/releases/"
                                   version "/chicken-" version ".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0hvckhi5gfny3mlva6d7y9pmx7cbwvq0r7mk11k3sdiik9hlkmdd"))))
+                "15b5yrzfa8aimzba79x7v6y282f898rxqxfxrr446sjx9jwlpfd8"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:modules ((guix build gnu-build-system)