diff --git a/gnu/packages/gimp.scm b/gnu/packages/gimp.scm
index 4482b24546..c9195ac693 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gimp.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gimp.scm
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ buffers.")
      (list at-spi2-core
            babl
            gegl
-           gexiv2
+           gexiv2-0.14
            glib
            glib-networking
            gtk+-2
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ MyPaint.")
      (list cairo
            gdk-pixbuf
            gegl
-           gexiv2
+           gexiv2-0.14
            gimp
            gtk+
            pango))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index 43764f93b9..3bd36c6670 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -7559,7 +7559,7 @@ classes for commonly used data structures.")
 (define-public gexiv2
   (package
     (name "gexiv2")
-    (version "0.14.6")
+    (version "0.16.0")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "mirror://gnome/sources/" name "/"
@@ -7567,7 +7567,7 @@ classes for commonly used data structures.")
                                   name "-" version ".tar.xz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "12rbly3y4zw4zdqpcnyjcv4a3ifpzxymxgpar3skw7vvmsm2hv30"))))
+                "1fvvlxs7802a9q30r38ajwr84kz8k94b4avvaxprd7sk4igqjvyr"))))
     (build-system meson-build-system)
     (native-inputs
      (list gcr-3
@@ -7590,6 +7590,20 @@ allows for GNOME applications to easily inspect and update EXIF, IPTC, and XMP
 metadata in photo and video files of various formats.")
     (license license:gpl2+)))
 
+(define-public gexiv2-0.14
+  (package
+    (inherit gexiv2)
+    (name "gexiv2")
+    (version "0.14.6")
+    (source (origin
+              (method url-fetch)
+              (uri (string-append "mirror://gnome/sources/" name "/"
+                                  (version-major+minor version) "/"
+                                  name "-" version ".tar.xz"))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "12rbly3y4zw4zdqpcnyjcv4a3ifpzxymxgpar3skw7vvmsm2hv30"))))))
+
 (define-public shotwell
   (package
     (name "shotwell")
@@ -7626,7 +7640,7 @@ metadata in photo and video files of various formats.")
            vala))
     (inputs
      (list gcr-3
-           gexiv2
+           gexiv2-0.14
            gst-plugins-base
            gstreamer
            json-glib
diff --git a/gnu/packages/image-processing.scm b/gnu/packages/image-processing.scm
index a1b50f3727..3eeb661047 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/image-processing.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/image-processing.scm
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ including 2D color images.")
     (inputs
      ;; GIMP and its dependencies.
      (modify-inputs inputs
-       (prepend gexiv2 gdk-pixbuf gegl gimp pango)))
+       (prepend gexiv2-0.14 gdk-pixbuf gegl gimp pango)))
     (arguments
      (substitute-keyword-arguments arguments
        ((#:configure-flags flags)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/pantheon.scm b/gnu/packages/pantheon.scm
index b17197a858..f9fdae77ab 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/pantheon.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/pantheon.scm
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ for elementary OS and its desktop environment: Pantheon.")
            vala))
     (inputs
      (list geocode-glib
-           gexiv2
+           gexiv2-0.14
            granite-6
            gst-plugins-bad
            gst-plugins-base
diff --git a/gnu/packages/photo.scm b/gnu/packages/photo.scm
index 5b0e598d08..c118e5a554 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/photo.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/photo.scm
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
     (inputs
      (list bash-minimal ;for wrap-program
            gdk-pixbuf
-           gexiv2
+           gexiv2-0.14
            gst-libav
            gst-plugins-base
            gst-plugins-good
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ such as Batch image processing.")
     (inputs
      (list bash-minimal
            gdk-pixbuf
-           gexiv2
+           gexiv2-0.14
            gst-plugins-base
            gstreamer
            gtk+