diff --git a/textproc/the_silver_searcher/Makefile b/textproc/the_silver_searcher/Makefile
index c7ff2cc72686..960199293224 100644
--- a/textproc/the_silver_searcher/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/the_silver_searcher/Makefile
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PORTNAME=	the_silver_searcher
-PORTVERSION=	0.22.0
+PORTVERSION=	0.24.0
 CATEGORIES=	textproc
 
-MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
+MAINTAINER=	olgeni@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Code-searching tool similar to ack but faster
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	libpcre.so:${PORTSDIR}/devel/pcre
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	ggreer
 GH_TAGNAME=	${PORTVERSION}
-GH_COMMIT=	9303d2b
+GH_COMMIT=	7b24ee5
 
 ACLOCAL_ARGS+=	-I ${ACLOCAL_DIR}
 AUTOMAKE_ARGS+=	--add-missing
diff --git a/textproc/the_silver_searcher/distinfo b/textproc/the_silver_searcher/distinfo
index 3b6ac592a1c3..487c040b1d5b 100644
--- a/textproc/the_silver_searcher/distinfo
+++ b/textproc/the_silver_searcher/distinfo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SHA256 (the_silver_searcher-0.22.0.tar.gz) = c4c6002848acd23842ac09a16275a221367ad684610d045368cc20549b274011
-SIZE (the_silver_searcher-0.22.0.tar.gz) = 51122
+SHA256 (the_silver_searcher-0.24.0.tar.gz) = caeee240868c3d06d6eb5d3c7cc6ef547205046b5cbd5157c0163349cae9d174
+SIZE (the_silver_searcher-0.24.0.tar.gz) = 57738