diff --git a/gnu/packages/kerberos.scm b/gnu/packages/kerberos.scm
index 508f9c4bd2..ad19f60ec1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/kerberos.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/kerberos.scm
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 (define-public mit-krb5
   (package
     (name "mit-krb5")
-    (version "1.16.1")
+    (version "1.16.2")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (list
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
                                    "/krb5-" version ".tar.gz")))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "05qis9l93hhxaknbp0a2v5cr24fsy52fqx20aqqcgl1s9qwzwkr1"))))
+                "09zhhzj19bmjjxsvxdrysabql8n72kjivis08wbikhlkwlgiwwlz"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (native-inputs
      `(("bison" ,bison)