diff --git a/gnu/packages/mp3.scm b/gnu/packages/mp3.scm
index 38467a94cc..f6e3202653 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/mp3.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/mp3.scm
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Thomas Danckaert <post@thomasdanckaert.be>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Pierre Langlois <pierre.langlois@gmx.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2018 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ This package contains the binary.")
 (define-public mpg123
   (package
     (name "mpg123")
-    (version "1.25.7")
+    (version "1.25.8")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (list (string-append "mirror://sourceforge/mpg123/mpg123/"
@@ -310,7 +311,7 @@ This package contains the binary.")
                           version ".tar.bz2")))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1ws40fglyyk51jvmz8gfapjkw1g51pkch1rffdsbh4b1yay5xc9i"))))
+                "16s9z1xc5kv1p90g42vsr9m4gq3dwjsmrj873x4i8601mvpm3nkr"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments '(#:configure-flags '("--with-default-audio=pulse")))
     (native-inputs `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))