diff --git a/gnu/packages/kde-frameworks.scm b/gnu/packages/kde-frameworks.scm
index 1d3b6689250..0e01757f09c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/kde-frameworks.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/kde-frameworks.scm
@@ -3489,7 +3489,7 @@ their settings.")
 (define-public kdeclarative
   (package
     (name "kdeclarative")
-    (version "6.13.0")
+    (version "6.16.0")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append
@@ -3498,7 +3498,7 @@ their settings.")
                     name "-" version ".tar.xz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0a53n2b6yrwv89ci5axmkxyfh61jk3fgbjmidfyzw1lg7miy6a78"))))
+                "03n867gy8v136mfs1j6vrarnxqgdk1jkj2ygs2b6ya01ynhzg3f5"))))
     (build-system cmake-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      (list kconfig qtdeclarative))