diff --git a/mingw-w64-python-pygments/PKGBUILD b/mingw-w64-python-pygments/PKGBUILD
index ae5318bb55..42e02d0775 100644
--- a/mingw-w64-python-pygments/PKGBUILD
+++ b/mingw-w64-python-pygments/PKGBUILD
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ _pyname=Pygments
 _realname=pygments
 pkgbase=mingw-w64-python-${_realname}
 pkgname=("${MINGW_PACKAGE_PREFIX}-python2-${_realname}" "${MINGW_PACKAGE_PREFIX}-python3-${_realname}")
-pkgver=2.3.1
-pkgrel=2
+pkgver=2.4.0
+pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Python syntax highlighter (mingw-w64)"
 arch=('any')
 license=('BSD')
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ makedepends=("${MINGW_PACKAGE_PREFIX}-python2-setuptools"
              "${MINGW_PACKAGE_PREFIX}-python3-setuptools")
 source=("https://pypi.org/packages/source/P/Pygments/${_pyname}-${pkgver}.tar.gz")
 noextract=("${_pyname}-${pkgver}.tar.gz")
-sha256sums=('5ffada19f6203563680669ee7f53b64dabbeb100eb51b61996085e99c03b284a')
+sha256sums=('31cba6ffb739f099a85e243eff8cb717089fdd3c7300767d9fc34cb8e1b065f5')
 
 prepare() {
   # workaround for symlink issue