diff --git a/gnu/packages/ruby.scm b/gnu/packages/ruby.scm
index 40590dc886..d1cceee7fc 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ruby.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ruby.scm
@@ -6076,14 +6076,14 @@ neither too verbose nor too minimal.")
 (define-public ruby-sqlite3
   (package
     (name "ruby-sqlite3")
-    (version "1.3.13")
+    (version "1.4.2")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (rubygems-uri "sqlite3" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "01ifzp8nwzqppda419c9wcvr8n82ysmisrs0hph9pdmv1lpa4f5i"))))
+         "0lja01cp9xd5m6vmx99zwn4r7s97r1w5cb76gqd8xhbm1wxyzf78"))))
     (build-system ruby-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:phases