diff --git a/gnu/packages/package-management.scm b/gnu/packages/package-management.scm
index c3035c3921..cd58fde249 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/package-management.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/package-management.scm
@@ -475,13 +475,13 @@ transactions from C or Python.")
 (define-public diffoscope
   (package
     (name "diffoscope")
-    (version "51")
+    (version "54")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (pypi-uri name version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "18rn6rrwh586228vnaf1nq0wayh19zbvfc0qmnbys6ln2pv2v007"))))
+                "1dv46ywzcll3mlqgvr48mq7rncizfvsic62c6dd2kdhynb22087n"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:phases (modify-phases %standard-phases