diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
index 74d3970c4c..e12199be6f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
@@ -4105,16 +4105,16 @@ regardless of @code{highlight-symbol-idle-delay}.
 (define-public emacs-hl-todo
   (package
     (name "emacs-hl-todo")
-    (version "1.9.0")
+    (version "3.0.0")
     (source (origin
-              (method url-fetch)
-              (uri (string-append
-                    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tarsius/hl-todo/"
-                    version "/hl-todo.el"))
-              (file-name (string-append "hl-todo-" version ".el"))
+              (method git-fetch)
+              (uri (git-reference
+                    (url "https://github.com/tarsius/hl-todo")
+                    (commit (string-append "v" version))))
+              (file-name (git-file-name name version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0728givzh7xv5i88ac9if8byj1p8bilrj1fnizca10s0rv100hdr"))))
+                "07xcc04ivpl5sbgb55qz84mz6wa500h0awzw1zq1ba5mfjjq8hls"))))
     (build-system emacs-build-system)
     (home-page "https://github.com/tarsius/hl-todo")
     (synopsis "Emacs mode to highlight TODO and similar keywords")