diff --git a/gnu/packages/version-control.scm b/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
index 5900779de8..9f5341b4f9 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
@@ -1520,7 +1520,7 @@ control to Git repositories.")
 (define-public pre-commit
   (package
     (name "pre-commit")
-    (version "2.12.1")
+    (version "2.13.0")
     (source
      (origin
        ;; No tests in the PyPI tarball.
@@ -1530,7 +1530,7 @@ control to Git repositories.")
              (commit (string-append "v" version))))
        (file-name (git-file-name name version))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "0gwy5bnjnlj6yjcmghsibrcijvz9isxcygln7ihvi728p04rgymf"))))
+        (base32 "02lr8d6fkr32j4rpp2ac84a5gjwq16k1hb74j6js0kxg83qw6raf"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:phases
@@ -1550,8 +1550,7 @@ control to Git repositories.")
              ;; Some tests will need a working git repository.
              (invoke "git" "init")
              (invoke "git" "config" "--global" "user.name" "Your Name")
-             (invoke "git" "config" "--global" "user.email" "you@example.com")
-             #t))
+             (invoke "git" "config" "--global" "user.email" "you@example.com")))
          (replace 'check
            (lambda* (#:key inputs outputs #:allow-other-keys)
              (add-installed-pythonpath inputs outputs)
@@ -1579,8 +1578,7 @@ control to Git repositories.")
              ;; 'reset-gzip-timestamps' phase can do its work.
              (let ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out")))
                (for-each make-file-writable
-                         (find-files out "\\.gz$"))
-               #t))))))
+                         (find-files out "\\.gz$"))))))))
     (native-inputs
      `(("git" ,git-minimal)
        ("python-covdefaults" ,python-covdefaults)
@@ -1599,7 +1597,7 @@ control to Git repositories.")
        ("python-toml" ,python-toml)
        ("python-virtualenv" ,python-virtualenv)))
     (home-page "https://pre-commit.com/")
-    (synopsis "Framework for managing and maintaining multi-language pre-commit hooks")
+    (synopsis "Framework for managing and maintaining pre-commit hooks")
     (description
      "Pre-commit is a multi-language package manager for pre-commit hooks.  You
 specify a list of hooks you want and pre-commit manages the installation and