diff --git a/gnu/packages/image.scm b/gnu/packages/image.scm
index a09e27088b..371e4ad5a8 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/image.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/image.scm
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ language bindings to VIGRA.")
 (define-public libwebp
   (package
     (name "libwebp")
-    (version "1.2.0")
+    (version "1.2.2")
     (source
      (origin
        ;; No tarballs are provided for >0.6.1.
@@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@ language bindings to VIGRA.")
        (file-name (git-file-name name version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1rgblphsd56033w7lpkrzl7m5w0fi7wavxri1ayzlg8fhpmmqp4k"))))
+         "1khqkm5j9aiii9jfsbxzzyz3x33sifzcx537cyjyb3a2g2rl969k"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (inputs
      `(("freeglut" ,freeglut)