diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index 0de719aa85..fb1f4b1e4f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -11541,14 +11541,14 @@ (define-public python-imageio-ffmpeg
 (define-public python-imageio
   (package
     (name "python-imageio")
-    (version "2.33.1")
+    (version "2.36.1")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (pypi-uri "imageio" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1kn1gj9vc1mkirs39x3nkw2d56paiagi24kkxksrig9pn502swkq"))))
+         "0qmy8qbnycas6v2a43qw9pxmd23fm3hpq3qb20b9x6kzyhqx5qg4"))))
     (build-system pyproject-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
@@ -11575,10 +11575,15 @@ (define-public python-imageio
               (delete-file "tests/test_freeimage.py"))))))
     (inputs (list freeimage))
     (propagated-inputs
-     (list python-imageio-ffmpeg python-numpy python-pillow python-tifffile python-setuptools))
+     (list python-imageio-ffmpeg python-numpy python-pillow python-tifffile))
     (native-inputs
-     (list python-black python-flake8 python-fsspec python-pytest
-           python-pytest-cov python-wheel))
+     (list python-black
+           python-flake8
+           python-fsspec
+           python-pytest
+           python-pytest-cov
+           python-setuptools
+           python-wheel))
     (home-page "https://imageio.github.io/")
     (synopsis "Library for reading and writing a wide range of image data")
     (description