diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index a86bfddc86..8bec41ae5e 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -2267,7 +2267,7 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/xplanet-1.3.1-libimage_gif.c.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/xplanet-1.3.1-xpUtil-Add2017LeapSecond.cpp.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/xpra-6.0-systemd-run.patch		\
-  %D%/packages/patches/xpra-6.0-install_libs.patch		\
+  %D%/packages/patches/xpra-6.1-install_libs.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/xsane-fix-memory-leak.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/xsane-fix-pdf-floats.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/xsane-fix-snprintf-buffer-length.patch	\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/xpra-6.0-install_libs.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/xpra-6.1-install_libs.patch
similarity index 90%
rename from gnu/packages/patches/xpra-6.0-install_libs.patch
rename to gnu/packages/patches/xpra-6.1-install_libs.patch
index c608b519f4..0ec2aee288 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/xpra-6.0-install_libs.patch
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/xpra-6.1-install_libs.patch
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@ This workaround for Gentoo interferes with our use of --no-compile during
 the 'install stage.
 
 diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
-index 4f066fa8bf..14a9ed65ed 100755
+index be7a3758e8..28dc1be191 100755
 --- a/setup.py
 +++ b/setup.py
-@@ -760,8 +760,6 @@ if modules_ENABLED:
+@@ -953,8 +953,6 @@ if modules_ENABLED:
  # Utility methods for building with Cython
 
- def do_add_cython_ext(*args, **kwargs):
+ def do_add_cython_ext(*args, **kwargs) -> None:
 -    if "--no-compile" in sys.argv and not ("build" in sys.argv and "install" in sys.argv):
 -        return
      if not cython_ENABLED:
          raise ValueError(f"cannot build {args}: cython compilation is disabled")
      if cython_tracing_ENABLED:
-@@ -1971,9 +1969,6 @@ else:
+@@ -2175,9 +2173,6 @@ else:
              if root_prefix.endswith("/usr"):
                  # ie: "/" or "/usr/src/rpmbuild/BUILDROOT/xpra-0.18.0-0.20160513r12573.fc23.x86_64/"
                  root_prefix = root_prefix[:-4]
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ index 4f066fa8bf..14a9ed65ed 100755
              print(f"  root_prefix={root_prefix!r}")
              build_xpra_conf(root_prefix)
 
-@@ -2116,13 +2111,6 @@ else:
+@@ -2320,13 +2315,6 @@ else:
              if uinput_ENABLED:
                  add_data_files("lib/udev/rules.d/", ["fs/lib/udev/rules.d/71-xpra-virtual-pointer.rules"])
 
diff --git a/gnu/packages/xorg.scm b/gnu/packages/xorg.scm
index 6b953ef152..6825474a6a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/xorg.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/xorg.scm
@@ -6158,7 +6158,7 @@ (define-public xcompmgr
 (define-public xpra
   (package
     (name "xpra")
-    (version "6.0.2")
+    (version "6.1.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method git-fetch)
@@ -6167,9 +6167,9 @@ (define-public xpra
            (commit (string-append "v" version))))
        (file-name (git-file-name name version))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "176qxrksgr07jhrlny3zxybnvf091kxkfmfnv9ci3h2k1nbwqh2x"))
+        (base32 "1x1ld2p3q47irqq6p1b3rd9ffbi7kvgxyvfmgi0skfin17b2aqx4"))
        (patches (search-patches "xpra-6.0-systemd-run.patch"
-                                "xpra-6.0-install_libs.patch"))))
+                                "xpra-6.1-install_libs.patch"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (inputs
      (list bash-minimal                 ; for wrap-program