diff --git a/gnu/packages/databases.scm b/gnu/packages/databases.scm
index 9cbdf616c0..bb70005064 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/databases.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/databases.scm
@@ -163,14 +163,14 @@ (define-public 4store
 (define-public gdbm
   (package
     (name "gdbm")
-    (version "1.14.1")
+    (version "1.16")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "mirror://gnu/gdbm/gdbm-"
                                   version ".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0pxwz3jlwvglq2mrbxvrjgr8pa0aj73p3v9sxmdlj570zw0gzknd"))))
+                "0bsimfb0h9vkxh6hzz66hrpxrzcqla58y0gvzvpc784x4p38p8f8"))))
     (arguments `(#:configure-flags '("--enable-libgdbm-compat")))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (home-page "http://www.gnu.org.ua/software/gdbm")