diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/elpa-packages.json b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/elpa-packages.json
index a3813435f63..479808d1d03 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/elpa-packages.json
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/elpa-packages.json
@@ -246,10 +246,10 @@
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             "tag": "fetchurl",
-            "url": "http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/org-20151214.tar",
-            "sha256": "15m9l7p7xfmcrxrcsxbvpp8bq5ajcapknvqblhmk77j7ca3jffi1"
+            "url": "http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/org-20151221.tar",
+            "sha256": "01p8c70bd2mp3w08vpha0dvpljhj4r5797b0m9q16z4zhxqaqbqx"
         },
-        "version": "20151214",
+        "version": "20151221",
         "deps": []
     },
     "bug-hunter": {