diff --git a/srcpkgs/rex/template b/srcpkgs/rex/template
index 7160ae57761..8684fc66b73 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rex/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rex/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'rex'
 pkgname=rex
-version=1.8.2
+version=1.9.0
 revision=1
 archs=noarch
 wrksrc="Rex-${version}"
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="http://www.rexify.org/"
 distfiles="https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/F/FE/FERKI/Rex-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=6baa0603da9589cd6b78abe4c80cf3b9fec57133198b4c66e8d28e8e63888738
+checksum=8890d3ab6eabe15cd81640738b59fe696be8abd2a1bc71b43ce1ef88bdfafd30