diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/lazy-lock.json b/nvim/.config/nvim/lazy-lock.json
index 2cadd98..045bc33 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/lazy-lock.json
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/lazy-lock.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
   "nvim-treesitter-context": { "branch": "master", "commit": "895ec44f5c89bc67ba5440aef3d1f2efa3d59a41" },
   "nvim-treesitter-textsubjects": { "branch": "master", "commit": "b913508f503527ff540f7fe2dcf1bf1d1f259887" },
   "nvim-ts-context-commentstring": { "branch": "main", "commit": "a0f89563ba36b3bacd62cf967b46beb4c2c29e52" },
-  "nvim-ts-rainbow": { "branch": "master", "commit": "ef95c15a935f97c65a80e48e12fe72d49aacf9b9" },
+  "nvim-ts-rainbow2": { "branch": "master", "commit": "b2d1f4f51b1bd20de419ffb6f5d0876c4f20d9db" },
   "otter.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "8b46caf113918c26a9247031d6482709078ec907" },
   "playground": { "branch": "master", "commit": "4044b53c4d4fcd7a78eae20b8627f78ce7dc6f56" },
   "plenary.nvim": { "branch": "master", "commit": "253d34830709d690f013daf2853a9d21ad7accab" },
diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plug/_treesitter.lua b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plug/_treesitter.lua
index 22072a3..bb152fb 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plug/_treesitter.lua
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plug/_treesitter.lua
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
-require'nvim-treesitter.configs'.setup {
+local rainbow = require('ts-rainbow')
+require 'nvim-treesitter.configs'.setup {
     -- one of "all", "maintained" (parsers with maintainers), or a list of languages
     ensure_installed = "all",
-    highlight = {enable = true},
-    incremental_selection = {enable = true},
-    textobjects = {enable = true},
-    indent = {enable = true},
+    highlight = { enable = true },
+    incremental_selection = { enable = true },
+    textobjects = { enable = true },
+    indent = { enable = true },
 
     -- enable rainbow brackets, needs p00f/nvim-ts-rainbow
-    rainbow = {enable = true},
+    rainbow = {
+        enable = true,
+        strategy = { rainbow.strategy.global }
+    },
 
     -- for improved commentstrings, needs corresponding plugin
     context_commentstring = {enable = true}
diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua
index 77624be..ecbef93 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua
@@ -149,10 +149,18 @@ return {
     {
         'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter',
         build = ':TSUpdate',
-        config = function() require('plug._treesitter') end
+        config = function() require('plug._treesitter') end,
+        event = "BufReadPre",
+        -- rainbow brackets using treesitter
+        -- show current cursor context at top of buffer
+        -- improves commenting plugin above by using ts
+        dependencies = {
+            'https://gitlab.com/HiPhish/nvim-ts-rainbow2.git',
+            { 'romgrk/nvim-treesitter-context', config = true },
+            'JoosepAlviste/nvim-ts-context-commentstring'
+        }
     },
     { 'nvim-treesitter/playground',               cmd = "TSPlaygroundToggle" }, -- interactively view and query the treesitter tree
-    { 'romgrk/nvim-treesitter-context',           event = "BufReadPre",      config = true }, -- show current cursor context at top of buffer
     {
         'RRethy/nvim-treesitter-textsubjects', -- allows using . and ; to target treesitter branches
         config = function()
@@ -167,13 +175,11 @@ return {
             }
         end,
         event = "BufReadPre"
-    }, { 'p00f/nvim-ts-rainbow',                 event = "BufReadPre" }, -- rainbow brackets using treesitter
-    { 'JoosepAlviste/nvim-ts-context-commentstring', event = "BufReadPre" }, -- improves commenting plugin above by using ts
-    {
-        'lewis6991/spellsitter.nvim', -- uses treesitter to highlight spelling errors
-        config = function() require('spellsitter').setup() end,
-        event = "BufReadPre"
-    }, -- lsp
+    }, {
+    'lewis6991/spellsitter.nvim', -- uses treesitter to highlight spelling errors
+    config = function() require('spellsitter').setup() end,
+    event = "BufReadPre"
+}, -- lsp
     {
         "VonHeikemen/lsp-zero.nvim",
         dependencies = {