diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index cc85a48ce8f..348d069a407 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -1044,8 +1044,8 @@ libudisks2.so.0 udisks2-1.93.0_1
 libgcr-base-3.so.1 gcr-3.3.92_1
 libgck-1.so.0 gcr-3.8.0_1
 libgcr-ui-3.so.1 gcr-3.8.0_1
-libgck-2.so.0.0.0 gcr4-4.0.0_1
-libgcr-4.so.0.0.0 gcr4-4.0.0_1
+libgck-2.so.2 gcr4-4.2.1_1
+libgcr-4.so.4 gcr4-4.2.1_1
 libcld2.so cld2-0.0.1.20150821_1
 libcld2_full.so cld2-full-0.0.1.20150821_1
 libwacom.so.9 libwacom-2.6.0_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gcr4/template b/srcpkgs/gcr4/template
index c088e87bc16..b858642ef8a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gcr4/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gcr4/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'gcr4'
 pkgname=gcr4
-version=4.0.0
+version=4.2.1
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
 build_helper="gir"
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ license="LGPL-2.0-or-later, LGPL-2.1-or-later, GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gcr"
 changelog="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gcr/-/raw/master/NEWS"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/gcr/${version%.*}/gcr-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=c45855924f0ee7bab43e2dd38bfafd2ac815c6e9864341c0161e171173dcec7c
+checksum=ed783b5c80373cd058c02ea9e3e2a64e558599ca190a5abd598122e479967de5
 make_check_pre="dbus-run-session"
+# secure memory tests fail
+make_check=no
 
 # Package build options
 build_options="gir"