diff --git a/gnu/packages/textutils.scm b/gnu/packages/textutils.scm
index cbc657172d..c2c1a66438 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/textutils.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/textutils.scm
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2021 Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2021 Felix Gruber <felgru@posteo.net>
 ;;; Copyright © 2021 Bonface Munyoki Kilyungi <me@bonfacemunyoki.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2021 Anadon <joshua.r.marshall.1991@gmail.com>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -669,29 +670,18 @@ (define-public catdoc
 (define-public utfcpp
   (package
     (name "utfcpp")
-    (version "2.3.5")
+    (version "3.2.1")
     (source (origin
               (method git-fetch)
               (uri (git-reference
                      (url "https://github.com/nemtrif/utfcpp")
-                     (commit (string-append "v" version))))
+                     (commit (string-append "v" version))
+                     (recursive? #t)))
               (file-name (git-file-name name version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1gr98d826z6wa58r1s5i7rz7q2x3r31v7zj0pjjlrc7gfxwklr4s"))))
+                "0gsbwif97i025bxgyax4fbf6v9z44zrca4s6wwd8x36ac8qzjppf"))))
     (build-system cmake-build-system)
-    (arguments
-     `(#:out-of-source? #f
-       #:phases
-       (modify-phases %standard-phases
-         (replace 'install              ; no install target
-           (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
-             (let* ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out"))
-                    (include (string-append out "/include"))
-                    (doc (string-append out "/share/doc/" ,name)))
-               (copy-recursively "source" include)
-               (install-file "README.md" doc)
-               #t))))))