diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
index 898f03a37a..ac83541672 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
@@ -38289,14 +38289,14 @@ work on alists, hash-table and arrays.  All functions are prefixed with
 (define-public emacs-xref
   (package
     (name "emacs-xref")
-    (version "1.6.3")
+    (version "1.7.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (string-append "https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/xref-"
                            version ".tar"))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "0ccfp47y769zrb5sza8skzy4nj4793lzd0jn5c83s3g916gp304l"))))
+        (base32 "0jy49zrkqiqg9131k24y6nyjnq2am4dwwdrqmginrrwzvi3y9d24"))))
     (build-system emacs-build-system)
     (home-page "https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/xref.html")
     (synopsis "Cross-referencing commands")