diff --git a/gnu/packages/video.scm b/gnu/packages/video.scm
index ee86b67a44..87d98242d0 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/video.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/video.scm
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ audio/video codec library.")
 (define-public vlc
   (package
     (name "vlc")
-    (version "2.1.5")
+    (version "2.2.0")
     (source (origin
              (method url-fetch)
              (uri (string-append
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ audio/video codec library.")
                    version "/vlc-" version ".tar.xz"))
              (sha256
               (base32
-               "0whzbn7ahn5maarcwl1yhk9lq10b0q0y9w5pjl9kh3frdjmncrbg"))))
+               "05smn9hqdp7iscc1dj4cxp1mrlad7b50lhlnlqisfzf493i2f2jy"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (native-inputs
      `(("git" ,git) ; needed for a test