diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index 07886969d2..95054f751e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -14820,14 +14820,14 @@ based on the CPython 2.7 and 3.7 parsers.")
 (define-public python-typing
   (package
     (name "python-typing")
-    (version "3.6.6")
+    (version "3.7.4.1")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (pypi-uri "typing" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0ba9acs4awx15bf9v3nrs781msbd2nx826906nj6fqks2bvca9s0"))))
+         "08xs7s5pyq99hbrzw23inczmidz90krvpv9q5p1qrvh6yzrydpwi"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (home-page "https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html")
     (synopsis "Type hints for Python")