diff --git a/gnu/packages/games.scm b/gnu/packages/games.scm
index 5ccefcb4fc..409e2842b9 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/games.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/games.scm
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ either by Infocom or created using the Inform compiler.")
 (define-public retroarch
   (package
     (name "retroarch")
-    (version "1.3.4")
+    (version "1.3.6")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ either by Infocom or created using the Inform compiler.")
                            version ".tar.gz"))
        (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "077v1sj000y3csjw9vradba3k2aknvg5k8521z8aya6q987klwx5"))))
+        (base32 "1xar0wagcz50clwwkvjg4zq9m1sjqw47vw3xx44pisdj94g21m5y"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      '(#:tests? #f ; no tests