diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-blessed/template b/srcpkgs/python3-blessed/template
index 4d494883f9a..bb627b7a08e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-blessed/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-blessed/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-blessed'
 pkgname=python3-blessed
-version=1.15.1
+version=1.16.1
 revision=1
 archs=noarch
 wrksrc="blessed-${version}"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ maintainer="Andrew Benson <abenson+void@gmail.com>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/jquast/blessed"
 distfiles="${homepage}/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=9bd5be8b9a8bf66165911e03ba9849ac5eddcad8e1cf4a9549820e5867f98b3b
+checksum=b72f18c4c93abea84b59412ae1768fe4d60434ae39f37c5aee9df1643662e990
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE