diff --git a/gnu/packages/video.scm b/gnu/packages/video.scm
index 5ec1424b22..864e691666 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/video.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/video.scm
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ access to mpv's powerful playback capabilities.")
 (define-public libvpx
   (package
     (name "libvpx")
-    (version "1.5.0")
+    (version "1.6.0")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "http://storage.googleapis.com/"
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ access to mpv's powerful playback capabilities.")
                                   name "-" version ".tar.bz2"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "15v7qw0ydyxn08ksb6lxn1l51pxgpwgshdwd3275yrr5hs86fv9h"))
+                "1basd6dda5di9p7jhc0f4f52wzm9c3hsravqspw6ibpcn5gbpbyh"))
               (patches (search-patches "libvpx-CVE-2016-2818.patch"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments