diff --git a/gnu/packages/guile.scm b/gnu/packages/guile.scm
index b8a53824b4..5683ebd2fc 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/guile.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/guile.scm
@@ -303,14 +303,14 @@ without requiring the source code to be rewritten.")
   (package
     (inherit guile-2.2)
     (name "guile-next")
-    (version "2.9.3")
+    (version "2.9.4")
     (source (origin
               (inherit (package-source guile-2.2))
               (uri (string-append "ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guile/guile-"
                                   version ".tar.xz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "14990wcpysgw58kij03wbgiggmi5z94jmy7wdcqnn6ny7cimkkgr"))))
+                "1milviqhipyfx400pqhngxpxyajalzwmp597dxn5514pkk0g7v0p"))))
     (native-search-paths
      (list (search-path-specification
             (variable "GUILE_LOAD_PATH")