diff --git a/gnu/packages/wm.scm b/gnu/packages/wm.scm
index db345cd2fd..4ec465f875 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/wm.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/wm.scm
@@ -504,14 +504,14 @@ tiled on several screens.")
 (define-public xmobar
   (package
     (name "xmobar")
-    (version "0.27")
+    (version "0.28")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "mirror://hackage/package/xmobar/"
                                   name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0agx490q6sbmv3vfq33ys8dsrgwizj3bmha4i1pkxz5wp5q8cx3l"))))
+                "1xh87asg8y35srvp7d3gyyy4bkxsw122liihxgzgm8pqv2z3h4zd"))))
     (build-system haskell-build-system)
     (native-inputs
      `(("ghc-hspec" ,ghc-hspec)