diff --git a/srcpkgs/libvirt/template b/srcpkgs/libvirt/template
index 59264628491..d0f1387c1f8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libvirt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libvirt/template
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 # Template file for 'libvirt'
 pkgname=libvirt
-version=4.10.0
+version=5.0.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-patch_args="-Np1"
 configure_args="--without-hal --with-storage-lvm --with-qemu
  --with-qemu-user=libvirt --with-qemu-group=libvirt --without-netcf
  --with-interface --disable-static --with-apparmor --with-secdriver-apparmor
  --with-apparmor-profiles"
-short_desc="The virtualization API for controlling virtualization engines"
+short_desc="Virtualization API for controlling virtualization engines"
 maintainer="Helmut Pozimski <helmut@pozimski.eu>"
 license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://libvirt.org"
 changelog="https://libvirt.org/news.html"
 distfiles="https://libvirt.org/sources/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=7f9d830173f146ed3b8a8fdf6b6e03a99ce72b21a26c1468b2b688e5fdff276c
+checksum=afa81dbbc90b5209575930a820a222ff371e5ece5c1d8ec8f46b53c52b73b2e7
+patch_args="-Np1"
 
 # FIX https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=701649
 system_accounts="libvirt"