diff --git a/gnu/packages/python.scm b/gnu/packages/python.scm
index 6ff1c5c9b2..76e3ff2d18 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python.scm
@@ -2999,14 +2999,14 @@ is designed to have a low barrier to entry.")
 (define-public python-cython
   (package
     (name "python-cython")
-    (version "0.24")
+    (version "0.24.1")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (pypi-uri "Cython" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1wd3q97gia3zhsgcdlvxh26hkrf3m53i6r1l4g0yya119264vr3d"))))
+         "1fg7fmpvfcq9md4ncyqnnylyjy4z3ksdrshzis95g1sh03d8z044"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     ;; we need the full python package and not just the python-wrapper
     ;; because we need libpython3.3m.so