diff --git a/srcpkgs/h2o/template b/srcpkgs/h2o/template
index 54904c9140f..556243a9018 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/h2o/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/h2o/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'h2o'
 pkgname=h2o
-version=1.5.4
-revision=2
+version=1.6.1
+revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 conf_files="/etc/h2o.conf"
 system_accounts="h2o"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ maintainer="Eivind Uggedal <eivind@uggedal.com>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/h2o/h2o"
 distfiles="${homepage}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=59858a157823f8a71bcfa7564d6fb117381c20bf596a226039452be5643fcc67
+checksum=b9ffb59ecce6c35ea55cc95c71c7d85e91ac5fc888ada264da7c77f1d8e655f0
 
 post_install() {
 	vsv h2o