diff --git a/srcpkgs/axel/template b/srcpkgs/axel/template
index 1ed4cfb35fd..2d62ebdff49 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/axel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/axel/template
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 # Template file for 'axel'
 pkgname=axel
-version=2.7
+version=2.11
 revision=1
 wrksrc=${pkgname}-${version}${_patch}
 build_style=gnu-configure
 conf_files=/etc/axelrc
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool gettext-devel pkg-config"
+makedepends="libressl-devel"
 short_desc="Download accelerator for FTP and HTTP"
 maintainer="Jürgen Buchmüller <pullmoll@t-online.de>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="https://axel.alioth.debian.org/"
 distfiles="${DEBIAN_SITE}/main/a/axel/axel_${version}.orig.tar.gz"
-checksum="807283be27fc2775453f3eb3a8ef6bf4e0332fed4d374892bb95b347ee229d9c"
+checksum="7e528df719bad8041346a371290efd8d67959e935f6763ac977ba278d39f5a15"
 
 pre_configure() {
 	./autogen.sh