diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
index d1eaf22a36..48a43e0455 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
@@ -25700,27 +25700,25 @@ (define-public emacs-mood-line
     (license license:gpl2+)))
 
 (define-public emacs-simple-modeline
-  (let ((commit "38973dec2912e2136d8fde5f2667063863fee15a")
-        (revision "1"))
-    (package
-      (name "emacs-simple-modeline")
-      (version (git-version"1.2" revision commit))
-      (source
-       (origin
-         (method git-fetch)
-         (uri (git-reference
-               (url "https://github.com/gexplorer/simple-modeline")
-               (commit commit)))
-         (file-name (git-file-name name version))
-         (sha256
-          (base32
-           "0y70hc3x8rxr8b5x8d0a23gpcadzrn43wmrsvqqxmmkqqp45n7gj"))))
-      (build-system emacs-build-system)
-      (home-page "https://github.com/gexplorer/simple-modeline")
-      (synopsis "Simple mode-line configuration for Emacs")
-      (description
-       "This package provides a simple mode-line configuration for Emacs.")
-      (license license:gpl3+))))
+  (package
+    (name "emacs-simple-modeline")
+    (version "1.4")
+    (source
+     (origin
+       (method git-fetch)
+       (uri (git-reference
+             (url "https://github.com/gexplorer/simple-modeline")
+             (commit version)))
+       (file-name (git-file-name name version))
+       (sha256
+        (base32
+         "1rnzrx7gcaw056cqvnb1wai4hala0r0gpk3a4kyyghyp9hmrxbb5"))))
+    (build-system emacs-build-system)
+    (home-page "https://github.com/gexplorer/simple-modeline")
+    (synopsis "Simple mode-line configuration for Emacs")
+    (description
+     "This package provides a simple mode-line configuration for Emacs.")
+    (license license:gpl3+)))
 
 (define-public emacs-frames-only-mode
   (package