A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including first and second electrodes including coated regions and uncoated region tabs, the first and second electrodes arranged and spiral-wound at opposite sides of a separator; a case to accommodate the electrode assembly; a cap plate to be combined to an opening of the case; an insulator to be arranged between the electrode assembly and the cap plate; electrode terminals to be arranged at the cap plate and to be electrically connected to the uncoated region tabs; and current collecting tabs to connect the uncoated region tabs and theelectrode terminals and to be arranged between the insulator and the electrode assembly, and the current collecting tab includes an elastic protrusion protruding in a direction toward the insulator.