diff --git a/gnu/packages/crypto.scm b/gnu/packages/crypto.scm
index d7888e6042..6e3c42830e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/crypto.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/crypto.scm
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ user's graphical desktop.")
 (define-public scrypt
   (package
     (name "scrypt")
-    (version "1.2.0")
+    (version "1.2.1")
     (source
       (origin
         (method url-fetch)
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ user's graphical desktop.")
                             version ".tgz"))
         (sha256
          (base32
-          "1m39hpfby0fdjam842773i5w7pa0qaj7f0r22jnchxsj824vqm0p"))))
+          "0xy5yhrwwv13skv9im9vm76rybh9f29j2dh4hlh2x01gvbkza8a6"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:phases (modify-phases %standard-phases