diff --git a/gnu/packages/rust-apps.scm b/gnu/packages/rust-apps.scm
index 3d3e2cb122..1cf22f4a79 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/rust-apps.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/rust-apps.scm
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ (define-public fd
 (define-public ripgrep
   (package
     (name "ripgrep")
-    (version "11.0.2")
+    (version "12.1.1")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ (define-public ripgrep
         (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0vqjr96s2rs45715hzf0g0wjahig4zjyiqfijmzzg4jyh9ni80yr"))))
+         "1grfi0j9zczzipipc21lkdbqmd2lvy2wlqy65fy4sckqvix5amdr"))))
     (build-system cargo-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:cargo-inputs