diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/gnugrep/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/gnugrep/default.nix
index 1cd73a8814c..18a6ef5dc69 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/text/gnugrep/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/gnugrep/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {stdenv, fetchurl, pcre}:
 
-let version = "2.6.3"; in
+let version = "2.7"; in
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "gnugrep-${version}";
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnu/grep/grep-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "0rnnljzcpb2sl5zabww7gbzk9r6kp8kycsqrf909d6jdak8yah53";
+    sha256 = "1b8vksfd1ngharac3ygaqim3lrf0yqap992sg0vfm7572l88655d";
   };
   
   buildInputs = [pcre];