diff --git a/gnu/packages/image.scm b/gnu/packages/image.scm
index a236ff7e9a..ceb33dfcd7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/image.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/image.scm
@@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@ language bindings to VIGRA.")
 (define-public libwebp
   (package
     (name "libwebp")
-    (version "1.2.2")
+    (version "1.2.4")
     (source
      (origin
        ;; No tarballs are provided for >0.6.1.
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ language bindings to VIGRA.")
        (file-name (git-file-name name version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1khqkm5j9aiii9jfsbxzzyz3x33sifzcx537cyjyb3a2g2rl969k"))))
+         "1jndbc99dd19a6d7h4ds51xyak7gfddkbi41nxdm8n23w7ks35r8"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (inputs
      (list freeglut