diff --git a/gnu/packages/parallel.scm b/gnu/packages/parallel.scm
index 179fa7ed32..db04a5704e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/parallel.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/parallel.scm
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages parallel)
 (define-public parallel
   (package
     (name "parallel")
-    (version "20170722")
+    (version "20170822")
     (source
      (origin
       (method url-fetch)
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ (define-public parallel
                           version ".tar.bz2"))
       (sha256
        (base32
-        "117g50bx1kcbrqix0f1539z5rzhvgsni2wddjv939wcxkrdb1idx"))))
+        "0j4i0dfbk1i37mcdl7l5ynsldp8biqnbm32sm0cl26by0nivyjc9"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:phases