diff --git a/gnu/packages/kde-frameworks.scm b/gnu/packages/kde-frameworks.scm
index 9c87d25819d..06759d6b6be 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/kde-frameworks.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/kde-frameworks.scm
@@ -1757,7 +1757,7 @@ kwidgetsaddons-kcolumnresizertest)")))))))))
 (define-public kwindowsystem
   (package
     (name "kwindowsystem")
-    (version "6.13.0")
+    (version "6.17.0")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append
@@ -1766,7 +1766,7 @@ kwidgetsaddons-kcolumnresizertest)")))))))))
                     name "-" version ".tar.xz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1b2rb5s303n0kpd8shr6in3zysa99nnx4cs5g3zdg5wsycj39a2g"))))
+                "0qvgfmhl7rhbnjhgfrbwrjsybwwq3a1r9jxm4a01mb89igsvx6i5"))))
     (build-system cmake-build-system)
     (native-inputs
      (list extra-cmake-modules