diff --git a/gnu/packages/messaging.scm b/gnu/packages/messaging.scm
index c27c465957..3142919ddb 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/messaging.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/messaging.scm
@@ -306,14 +306,14 @@ dictionaries.  HexChat can be extended with multiple addons.")
 (define-public ngircd
   (package
     (name "ngircd")
-    (version "24")
+    (version "25")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "https://arthur.barton.de/pub/ngircd/ngircd-"
                                   version ".tar.xz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "020h9d1awyxqr0l42x1fhs47q7cmm17fdxzjish8p2kq23ma0gqp"))
+                "0kpf5qi98m9f833r4rx9n6h9p31biwk798jwc1mgzmix7sp7r6f4"))
               (patches (search-patches "ngircd-handle-zombies.patch"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     ;; Needed for the test suite.