diff --git a/gnu/packages/build-tools.scm b/gnu/packages/build-tools.scm
index 628b36fff5..970aeabd89 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/build-tools.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/build-tools.scm
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Tomáš Čech <sleep_walker@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Marius Bakke <mbakke@fastmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Alex Vong <alexvong1995@gmail.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2019 Brett Gilio <brettg@posteo.net>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ (define-public bam
 (define-public bear
   (package
     (name "bear")
-    (version "2.3.12")
+    (version "2.3.13")
     (source (origin
               (method git-fetch)
               (uri (git-reference
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ (define-public bear
               (file-name (git-file-name name version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1zzz2yiiny9pm4h6ayb82xzxc2j5djcpf8va2wagcw92m7w6miqw"))))
+                "0imvvs22gyr1v6ydgp5yn2nq8fb8llmz0ra1m733ikjaczl3jm7z"))))
     (build-system cmake-build-system)
     (inputs
      `(("python" ,python-wrapper)))