diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index b576f466b7..d38ed41291 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -8719,7 +8719,7 @@ the available networks and allows users to easily switch between them.")
 (define-public libxml++
   (package
     (name "libxml++")
-    (version "5.0.2")
+    (version "5.0.3")
     (source
      (origin
        (method git-fetch)
@@ -8728,7 +8728,7 @@ the available networks and allows users to easily switch between them.")
              (commit version)))
        (file-name (git-file-name name version))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "13jlhz57yjxapplflm8aarczxv6ll3d336y1446mr5n4ylkcc1xz"))))
+        (base32 "07h11vl0rv8b0w31as5xiirpx17lprkx7fimphy3f5mkwhz8njba"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      (list libxml2))                    ;required by .pc file