diff --git a/gnu/packages/admin.scm b/gnu/packages/admin.scm
index d0ba6ec238..815ce19718 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/admin.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/admin.scm
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Peter Feigl <peter.feigl@nexoid.at>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 John J. Foerch <jjfoerch@earthlink.net>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017 Nils Gillmann <ng0@n0.is>
-;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017, 2018 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
+;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 John Darrington <jmd@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Ben Sturmfels <ben@sturm.com.au>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Ethan R. Jones <doubleplusgood23@gmail.com>
@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@ various ways that may be running with too much privilege.")
 (define-public smartmontools
   (package
     (name "smartmontools")
-    (version "6.6")
+    (version "7.0")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append
@@ -1519,7 +1519,7 @@ various ways that may be running with too much privilege.")
                     version "/smartmontools-" version ".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0m1hllbb78rr6cxkbalmz1gqkl0psgq8rrmv4gwcmz34n07kvx2i"))))
+                "077nx2rn9szrg6isdh0938zbp7vr3dsyxl4jdyyzv1xwhqksrqg5"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (inputs `(("libcap-ng" ,libcap-ng)))
     (home-page "https://www.smartmontools.org/")