diff --git a/srcpkgs/9base/template b/srcpkgs/9base/template
index 5892aa4d22f..01352a8cf1e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/9base/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/9base/template
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Template file for '9base'
 pkgname=9base
-version=6.0.20160912
+version=6.0.20170806
 revision=1
-_githash=de27e3fba58c3dd467c29ea9a1aea6f9e65a5299
+_githash=09e95a2d6f8dbafc6601147b2f5f150355813be6
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 # we use byacc instead of internal version
 hostmakedepends="byacc"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ homepage="http://git.suckless.org/9base"
 distfiles="http://git.suckless.org/9base/snapshot/9base-${_githash}.tar.bz2"
 provides="plan9port-20160418_4"
 conflicts="plan9port"
-checksum=a6eda0673ee38fb9eb48921a7d6f0cfaa2012020dde81d10d7be5980e2af4e32
+checksum=2a7d31a11cb68cd75a7720141cea26f053421064e2230e206c227efbe343d2d8
 wrksrc="9base-${_githash}"
 
 pre_build() {