diff --git a/gnu/packages/man.scm b/gnu/packages/man.scm
index febcb5a4a8..00efff0387 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/man.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/man.scm
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ (define-public ronn
 (define-public libpipeline
   (package
     (name "libpipeline")
-    (version "1.5.3")
+    (version "1.5.6")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ (define-public libpipeline
                     version ".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1c5dl017xil2ssb6a5vg927bnsbc9vymfgi9ahvqbb8gypx0igsx"))))
+                "15xpx7kbzkn63ab8mkghv7jkzji8pdbsyxm7ygjji19rvkkvkyv0"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (home-page "https://libpipeline.nongnu.org/")
     (synopsis "C library for manipulating pipelines of subprocesses")