diff --git a/gnu/packages/guile-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/guile-xyz.scm
index c2d853f006..0526cf8ad8 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/guile-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/guile-xyz.scm
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Alex Sassmannshausen <alex@pompo.co>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Erik Edrosa <erik.edrosa@gmail.com>
-;;; Copyright © 2016, 2019, 2020 Eraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
+;;; Copyright © 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021 Eraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017 Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017 Adonay "adfeno" Felipe Nogueira <https://libreplanet.org/wiki/User:Adfeno> <adfeno@openmailbox.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Amirouche <amirouche@hypermove.net>
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Mike Rosset <mike.rosset@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Leo Prikler <leo.prikler@student.tugraz.at>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 pukkamustard <pukkamustard@posteo.net>
+;;; Copyright © 2021 Bonface Munyoki Kilyungi <me@bonfacemunyoki.com>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -2430,7 +2431,7 @@ interface for reading articles in any format.")
 (define-public guile-redis
   (package
     (name "guile-redis")
-    (version "1.3.0")
+    (version "2.0.0")
     (home-page "https://github.com/aconchillo/guile-redis")
     (source (origin
               (method git-fetch)
@@ -2440,7 +2441,7 @@ interface for reading articles in any format.")
               (file-name (git-file-name name version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "14izs8daxh7pb7vwpxi5g427qa31137jkaxrb1cy5rpjkwchy723"))))
+                "1zk2x37lw6ygf7rwy71svnsian8lj51axpxmm66ah7dazn69swlm"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (native-inputs
      `(("autoconf" ,autoconf)
@@ -2464,6 +2465,18 @@ key-value cache and store.")
   (package
     (inherit guile-redis)
     (name "guile2.0-redis")
+    (arguments
+     `(#:phases
+       (modify-phases %standard-phases
+         (add-after 'unpack 'patch-source
+           (lambda _
+             ;; put-string is in (rnrs io ports) in guile2.0,
+             ;; not in (ice-9 textual-ports)
+             (substitute* "redis/utils.scm"
+               (("\\(ice-9 textual-ports\\)")
+                "(rnrs io ports)"))
+             #t)))
+       ,@(package-arguments guile-redis)))
     (native-inputs `(("guile" ,guile-2.0)
                      ,@(alist-delete "guile"
                                      (package-native-inputs guile-redis))))))