diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-pikepdf/template b/srcpkgs/python3-pikepdf/template
index 31a0c40c52e..1d7af9c3ce8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-pikepdf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-pikepdf/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-pikepdf'
 pkgname=python3-pikepdf
-version=5.4.2
+version=5.6.1
 revision=1
 wrksrc="pikepdf-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ short_desc="Python library for reading and writing PDF files"
 maintainer="Philipp David <pd@3b.pm>"
 license="MPL-2.0"
 homepage="https://github.com/pikepdf/pikepdf"
+changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pikepdf/pikepdf/master/docs/releasenotes/version${version%%.*}.rst"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/pikepdf/pikepdf-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=8f3a056f7a5647c91fc0861e8ae011c6dd7ecdf6c622ff483739c74887fc3eaa
+checksum=03fb70ff4fada9cba864d04033f4166b5bf7fa85c90cdc05afd0ab87c9ccaa1a
 
 pre_check() {
 	cp -r src/pikepdf.egg-info "$(cd build/lib* && pwd)"