diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnupg.scm b/gnu/packages/gnupg.scm
index 478528bd60..658fa20e16 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnupg.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnupg.scm
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ libskba (working with X.509 certificates and CMS data).")
 (define-public gpgme
   (package
     (name "gpgme")
-    (version "1.5.4")
+    (version "1.5.5")
     (source
      (origin
       (method url-fetch)
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ libskba (working with X.509 certificates and CMS data).")
                           ".tar.bz2"))
       (sha256
        (base32
-        "0v7azxazsfakvhrxzj5ysvcxma0892c89d27c17fkj8mi3nc0f5v"))))
+        "01y28fkq52wwf4p470wscaxd2vgzl615irmafx3mj3380x8ksg8b"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      ;; Needs to be propagated because gpgme.h includes gpg-error.h.