diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
index d8d5e4a5f1..5f9fe2ecdd 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
@@ -13311,13 +13311,13 @@ (define-public emacs-pyim-basedict
 (define-public emacs-pyim
   (package
     (name "emacs-pyim")
-    (version "3.7.9")
+    (version "3.8.1")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (string-append "https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/pyim-" version ".tar"))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "00ff1izdwcy53dcwpdn18wwndnw2jsw4bhg8gkqaa60xm468xzkl"))))
+        (base32 "19rsy41l588aijyi81jmqz9icl8r7ifh46yyl2dl99qz5rw00hlp"))))
     (build-system emacs-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      `(("emacs-async" ,emacs-async)