diff --git a/srcpkgs/jmol/template b/srcpkgs/jmol/template
index ea34d0dc823..7217fdfaeb9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/jmol/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/jmol/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'jmol'
 pkgname=jmol
-version=14.31.44
+version=16.1.9
 revision=1
 depends="virtual?java-environment"
 short_desc="Open-source Java/JavaScript-based molecule viewer"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="http://jmol.sourceforge.net/"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/jmol/Jmol/Version%20${version%.*}/Jmol%20${version}/Jmol-${version}-binary.tar.gz
  http://jmol.sourceforge.net/images/Jmol_icon_128.png"
-checksum="3077eaa10cd410bee78deed8fe16da03c8a4b717cdef8eb84c95ee9b907a3827
+checksum="40676ea142963548cd94c1183b4c03e7e8a08ee174dd5e5256582ae387761c3b
  302b24c7b8898a04efd74c12592243d05e53b0643a66daf809e72bc590bf9b9e"
 skip_extraction="Jmol_icon_128.png"