diff --git a/srcpkgs/nlopt/template b/srcpkgs/nlopt/template
index cd7e7e175f7..61be2f01b45 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nlopt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nlopt/template
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 # Template file for 'nlopt'
 pkgname=nlopt
-version=2.5.0
+version=2.6.0
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="--enable-shared"
-short_desc="Free/open-source library for nonlinear optimization"
+short_desc="FOSS library for nonlinear optimization"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="http://ab-initio.mit.edu/wiki/index.php/NLopt"
 distfiles="https://github.com/stevengj/nlopt/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=c6dd7a5701fff8ad5ebb45a3dc8e757e61d52658de3918e38bab233e7fd3b4ae
+checksum=a13077cdf5f5f1127eaaac0bf1e06744bfe98d8a4a3430a15e0af50a69f451ab
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING