diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
index 8fdf4b43be..24e198465b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
@@ -4757,14 +4757,14 @@ (define-public emacs-rainbow-identifiers
 (define-public emacs-rainbow-mode
   (package
     (name "emacs-rainbow-mode")
-    (version "0.13")
+    (version "1.0.1")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append
                     "http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/rainbow-mode-" version ".el"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1d3aamx6qgqqpqijwsr02ggwrh67gfink1bir0692alfkm3zdddl"))))
+                "0cpga4ax635rfpj7y2vmh7ank0yw00dcy20gjg1mj74r97by8csf"))))
     (build-system emacs-build-system)
     (home-page "http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/rainbow-mode.html")
     (synopsis "Colorize color names in buffers")