diff --git a/gnu/packages/vim.scm b/gnu/packages/vim.scm
index b33fe42ceb..c8d6f6d5f1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/vim.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/vim.scm
@@ -67,16 +67,16 @@
 (define-public vim
   (package
     (name "vim")
-    (version "8.1.0644")
+    (version "8.2.0055")
     (source (origin
-             (method git-fetch)
-             (uri (git-reference
+              (method git-fetch)
+              (uri (git-reference
                     (url "https://github.com/vim/vim")
                     (commit (string-append "v" version))))
-             (file-name (git-file-name name version))
-             (sha256
-              (base32
-               "1xksb2v8rw1zgrd5fwqvrh44lf277k85sad2y4ia1z17y7i8j2fl"))))
+              (file-name (git-file-name name version))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "0lcf3q7sv4fz4nn54i805wz3zz4p64jb87bhqhv0ndx7rmhkba24"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:test-target "test"
@@ -92,26 +92,51 @@
                             "src/testdir/test_terminal.vim")
                (("/bin/sh") (which "sh")))
              #t))
+         (add-before 'check 'set-tzdir
+           (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
+             ;; One of the tests tests timezone-dependent functions.
+             (setenv "TZDIR"
+                     (string-append (assoc-ref inputs "tzdata")
+                                    "/share/zoneinfo"))
+             #t))
          (add-before 'check 'patch-failing-tests
            (lambda _
-             ;; XXX A single test fails with “Can't create file /dev/stdout” (at
-             ;; Test_writefile_sync_dev_stdout line 5) while /dev/stdout exists.
-             (substitute* "src/testdir/test_writefile.vim"
-               (("/dev/stdout") "a-regular-file"))
+             ;; This test fails when run in the build container:
+             ;; When handling swap files, Vim needs to check whether a process
+             ;; with a specific PID exists. This is done with kill(pid, 0),
+             ;; which gives similar enough results when the process exists, but
+             ;; Vim does not have permission to send signals to it.
+             ;;
+             ;; This is used in the test by modifying a swap file to say
+             ;; it came from PID 1. This works in a normal environment, since
+             ;; PID 1 usually runs as root, and the test suite does not.
+             ;; The test even contains a check for running as root, since
+             ;; that's one of the situation where the test fails.
+             ;;
+             ;; However, in the build container, PID 1 isn't root, but the same
+             ;; user as the test suite itself. As such, we skip this test.
+             ;; An alternative approach would be to patch the PID used to a
+             ;; random 32-bit value and hope it never shows up in the test
+             ;; environment.
+             (substitute* "src/testdir/test_swap.vim"
+               (("if !IsRoot\\(\\)") "if 0"))
 
-             ;; XXX: This test fails when run in the build container:
-             ;; <https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/3348>.
-             (substitute* "src/testdir/test_search.vim"
-               ((".*'Test_incsearch_substitute_03'.*" all)
-                (string-append "\"" all "\n")))
+             ;; This test checks how the terminal looks after executing some
+             ;; actions. The path of the bash binary is shown, which results in
+             ;; a difference being detected. Patching the expected result is
+             ;; non-trivial due to the special format used, so skip the test.
+             (substitute* "src/testdir/test_terminal.vim"
+               ((".*Test_terminal_postponed_scrollback.*" line)
+                (string-append line "return\n")))
              #t)))))
     (inputs
      `(("gawk" ,gawk)
        ("ncurses" ,ncurses)
        ("perl" ,perl)
-       ("tcsh" ,tcsh))) ; For runtime/tools/vim32
+       ("tcsh" ,tcsh)))                 ; For runtime/tools/vim32
     (native-inputs
-     `(("libtool" ,libtool)))
+     `(("libtool" ,libtool)
+       ("tzdata" ,tzdata-for-tests))) ; For Test_strftime in test_functions.vim
     (home-page "https://www.vim.org/")
     (synopsis "Text editor based on vi")
     (description
