diff --git a/languages.toml b/languages.toml
index 35ccdc1f..80a7de1e 100644
--- a/languages.toml
+++ b/languages.toml
@@ -1954,7 +1954,7 @@ file-types = ["pod"]
 
 [[grammar]]
 name = "pod"
-source = { git = "https://github.com/tree-sitter-perl/tree-sitter-pod", rev = "0bf8387987c21bf2f8ed41d2575a8f22b139687f" }
+source = { git = "https://github.com/tree-sitter-perl/tree-sitter-pod", rev = "cd1931314beafeebc957964c65802961e283411e" }
 
 [[language]]
 name = "racket"
diff --git a/runtime/queries/pod/highlights.scm b/runtime/queries/pod/highlights.scm
index d88d9ffa..3c68eba2 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/pod/highlights.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/pod/highlights.scm
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
   (#eq? @character "X")
   (content) @markup.reference)
 
-(interior_sequence
+(escape_sequence
   (sequence_letter) @character
-  (#eq? @character "E")
+  ["<" ">"] @punctuation.delimiter
   (content) @string.special.escape)