diff --git a/gnu/packages/kde-frameworks.scm b/gnu/packages/kde-frameworks.scm
index 1535307dbe..c98c96a89e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/kde-frameworks.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/kde-frameworks.scm
@@ -639,16 +639,16 @@ translation scripting.")
 (define-public kidletime
   (package
     (name "kidletime")
-    (version "5.24.0")
-    (source
-      (origin
-        (method url-fetch)
-        (uri (string-append "mirror://kde/stable/frameworks/"
-                            (version-major+minor version) "/"
-                            name "-" version ".tar.xz"))
-        (sha256
-         (base32
-          "09jsj0pj27h93nr8v46savs6b93h8frydinfr7wlijkvpsl02jb4"))))
+    (version "5.27.0")
+    (source (origin
+              (method url-fetch)
+              (uri (string-append
+                    "mirror://kde/stable/frameworks/"
+                    (version-major+minor version) "/"
+                    name "-" version ".tar.xz"))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "1cv6d2vylz7vymn4v0brv2jp1kzscvm9wh1ylp3wyi1jqyblgjfw"))))
     (build-system cmake-build-system)
     (native-inputs
      `(("extra-cmake-modules" ,extra-cmake-modules)))