diff --git a/srcpkgs/axel/template b/srcpkgs/axel/template
index ff784f40eee..59ab890dc67 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/axel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/axel/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'axel'
 pkgname=axel
-version=2.16
+version=2.16.1
 revision=1
 wrksrc=${pkgname}-${version}${_patch}
 build_style=gnu-configure
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ maintainer="Jürgen Buchmüller <pullmoll@t-online.de>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="https://axel.alioth.debian.org/"
 distfiles="${DEBIAN_SITE}/main/a/axel/axel_${version}.orig.tar.gz"
-checksum=90c420b7c08506d503e409442243d24e957c322ff300ddb5167c1a1e8ac6a3ba
+checksum=64529add74df3db828f704b42d4ec3fcdacb8142c84f051f9213637c337e706c
 
 pre_configure() {
 	./autogen.sh