diff --git a/srcpkgs/qemacs/template b/srcpkgs/qemacs/template
index 182182e707e..444b8bf9906 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/qemacs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/qemacs/template
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Template file for 'qemacs'
 pkgname=qemacs
-version=6.3.2
+version=6.4.1
 revision=1
-_githash=0e90c181078f3d85d0d44d985d541184223668e1
+_githash=43b5851958ee13fe0b96cf92b5cfc0aaa085d740
 build_style=configure
 configure_args="--prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man
  --disable-x11 --disable-plugins"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/qemacs/qemacs"
 distfiles="https://github.com/qemacs/qemacs/archive/${_githash}.tar.gz"
-checksum=dd61939fd2662ad7bf0ebb11d0490ac5e4fe8fa5c5bd00eae8aaf54ccd96b0c9
+checksum=263264060117e81f0a45404d31ec5938f44f89ddb0d4f3bf2598804826e9aeb4
 # make: *** No rule to make target '.objs/Linux-x86_64-riscv64-linux-gnu-gcc/libqhtml.a', needed by 'qe_g'.  Stop.
 disable_parallel_build=yes
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/qemacs/update b/srcpkgs/qemacs/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..932127463e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/qemacs/update
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+site='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/qemacs/qemacs/refs/heads/master/VERSION'
+pattern='[.\d]+'