diff --git a/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm b/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
index 7a8f713cdce..3f38b449561 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ freedesktop.org project.")
   ;; Updating this will rebuild over 700 packages through libinput-minimal.
   (package
     (name "libinput")
-    (version "1.26.2")
+    (version "1.28.1")
     (source (origin
               (method git-fetch)
               (uri (git-reference
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ freedesktop.org project.")
               (file-name (git-file-name name version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1zwwq7a0a6yznc6jxhp6gb50yw5vpfkvgbrabrpc5pwldpckfbrg"))))
+                "1kgdjxgx5dbrx21kp4x2azfffd96lhcry77pbddbpkw4643vkmwj"))))
     (build-system meson-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:configure-flags '("-Ddocumentation=false")