diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
index ce9b1a66ac..7a203ef6e4 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2017, 2018 Oleg Pykhalov <go.wigust@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Mekeor Melire <mekeor.melire@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Peter Mikkelsen <petermikkelsen10@gmail.com>
-;;; Copyright © 2017 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
+;;; Copyright © 2017, 2018 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Mike Gerwitz <mtg@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017, 2018 Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Sohom Bhattacharjee <soham.bhattacharjee15@gmail.com>
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ when typing parentheses directly or commenting out code line by line.")
 (define-public git-modes
   (package
     (name "emacs-git-modes")
-    (version "1.2.6")
+    (version "1.2.7")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ when typing parentheses directly or commenting out code line by line.")
               (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "18z04wn5ird9l0h6n6x97v0kyzdj73832bj9qakm3fjjl7vcn0pw"))))
+                "1mzl70s0xyysnjq1j10mc5vn9i022n5vd82kxsgp4xxqq7gc4qnx"))))
     (build-system emacs-build-system)
     (home-page "https://github.com/magit/git-modes")
     (synopsis "Emacs major modes for Git configuration files")