diff --git a/srcpkgs/fossil/template b/srcpkgs/fossil/template
index 6612883fae5..674bfc2d632 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/fossil/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/fossil/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'fossil'
 pkgname=fossil
-version=2.15.2
+version=2.16
 revision=1
 build_style=configure
 configure_args="--disable-internal-sqlite --prefix=/usr"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ license="BSD-2-Clause"
 homepage="https://www.fossil-scm.org"
 changelog="https://www.fossil-scm.org/home/doc/trunk/www/changes.wiki"
 distfiles="https://fossil-scm.org/home/tarball/version-${version}/fossil-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=39f5a3960ebaa4984fcc953c3307ead5c0f21da4f66ecad516872f89843fcf79
+checksum=1eab740b04d98d2c35776fea65eba86007ea1441d2116943eb0a67e18a88b2fc
 
 post_extract() {
 	vsed -i 's/test_system_sqlite$/# &/' auto.def  # failing on cross