diff --git a/gnu/packages/mail.scm b/gnu/packages/mail.scm
index f7a7623cc4..534fa2af08 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/mail.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/mail.scm
@@ -180,14 +180,14 @@ aliasing facilities to work just as they would on normal mail.")
 (define-public mutt
   (package
     (name "mutt")
-    (version "1.6.1")
+    (version "1.6.2")
     (source (origin
              (method url-fetch)
              (uri (string-append "ftp://ftp.mutt.org/pub/mutt/mutt-"
                                  version ".tar.gz"))
              (sha256
               (base32
-               "087dz1y9qhl4ikhsnnb4xmyvs82w6kx480w8zj130wdiqvn6rclq"))
+               "13hxmji7v9m2agmvzrs7gzx8s3c9jiwrv7pbkr7z1kc6ckq2xl65"))
              (patches (search-patches "mutt-store-references.patch"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (inputs