diff --git a/gnu/packages/audio.scm b/gnu/packages/audio.scm
index 578a0bd016..114ad26bb6 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/audio.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/audio.scm
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ (define ardour-bundled-media
 (define-public ardour
   (package
     (name "ardour")
-    (version "8.0")
+    (version "8.4")
     (source (origin
               (method git-fetch)
               (uri (git-reference
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ (define-public ardour
 namespace ARDOUR { const char* revision = \"" version "\" ; const char* date = \"\"; }")))))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1a2dbysd64njiw087ypkwlvr31qz3dvfaca55nq2bc4fmm71mgv4"))
+                "17gh1yaaby17zwx43h5v8dsrcznks9pn8jddc3wadq13b5x7zb7a"))
               (file-name (string-append name "-" version))))
     (build-system waf-build-system)
     (arguments