diff --git a/gnu/packages/perl.scm b/gnu/packages/perl.scm
index 0e0525c163..6d6d6a584f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/perl.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/perl.scm
@@ -5070,7 +5070,7 @@ file names are added for you.")
 (define-public perl-modern-perl
   (package
     (name "perl-modern-perl")
-    (version "1.20170117")
+    (version "1.20181021")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
@@ -5078,8 +5078,7 @@ file names are added for you.")
              "mirror://cpan/authors/id/C/CH/CHROMATIC/Modern-Perl-"
              version ".tar.gz"))
        (sha256
-        (base32
-         "0a1n9c04zhs1a1km1zi0d1hj78d10qv3bhxr4bdi4chnc4saiwjx"))))
+        (base32 "1if9jbh66z2vm4wwnky41ljnhdlwrh7vzl6pd3w60v3wix92nj0x"))))
     (build-system perl-build-system)
     (native-inputs
      `(("perl-module-build" ,perl-module-build)))