diff --git a/gnu/packages/code.scm b/gnu/packages/code.scm
index c74fc09aee..77818b4142 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/code.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/code.scm
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ (define ref
 (define-public the-silver-searcher
   (package
     (name "the-silver-searcher")
-    (version "0.29.1")
+    (version "0.31.0")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ (define-public the-silver-searcher
                     version ".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0ah7vcqprl9hhafi68bvzaiywy7dfm28zf7kpw3xrlqzfn0vg7kp"))
+                "1a3xncsq3x8pci194k484s5mdqij2sirpz6dj6711n2p8mzq5g31"))
               (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (native-inputs