diff --git a/languages.toml b/languages.toml
index b1984fb52..e2bf26bf4 100644
--- a/languages.toml
+++ b/languages.toml
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ language-server = { command = "erlang_ls" }
 
 [[grammar]]
 name = "erlang"
-source = { git = "https://github.com/the-mikedavis/tree-sitter-erlang", rev = "3f611cfdc790214c3f9f9cf1658b3ae8039c54b8" }
+source = { git = "https://github.com/the-mikedavis/tree-sitter-erlang", rev = "6cd8f956ada445b277de1581b5328ae8e8be9aac" }
 
 [[language]]
 name = "kotlin"
diff --git a/runtime/queries/erlang/highlights.scm b/runtime/queries/erlang/highlights.scm
index 1e0753497..bea3871a6 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/erlang/highlights.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/erlang/highlights.scm
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@
   operator: "/"
   right: (integer) @constant.numeric.integer)
 
+((binary_operator operator: _ @keyword.operator)
+ (#match? @keyword.operator "^\\w+$"))
+((unary_operator operator: _ @keyword.operator)
+ (#match? @keyword.operator "^\\w+$"))
+
 (binary_operator operator: _ @operator)
 (unary_operator operator: _ @operator)
 ["/" ":" "#" "->"] @operator