diff --git a/gnu/packages/mail.scm b/gnu/packages/mail.scm
index 24f8e3d02a..5a3ebf0f29 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/mail.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/mail.scm
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ and search library.")
 (define-public getmail
   (package
     (name "getmail")
-    (version "4.48.0")
+    (version "4.49.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ and search library.")
                            name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0k5rm5kag14izng2ajcagvli9sns5mzvkyfa65ri4xymxs91wi29"))))
+         "1m0yzxd05fklwbmjj1n2q4sx397c1j5qi9a0r5fv3h8pplz4lv0w"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:tests? #f ; no tests