diff --git a/gnu/packages/video.scm b/gnu/packages/video.scm
index 1649de3304..04aca2c084 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/video.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/video.scm
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ (define-public mpv
 (define-public libvpx
   (package
     (name "libvpx")
-    (version "1.4.0")
+    (version "1.5.0")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "http://storage.googleapis.com/"
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ (define-public libvpx
                                   name "-" version ".tar.bz2"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1r0ql5kgy0c8mh5w7iiqvsd7w5njl9f9cclc7m52ln8assrdk0pm"))))
+                "15v7qw0ydyxn08ksb6lxn1l51pxgpwgshdwd3275yrr5hs86fv9h"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:phases (alist-replace