diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-neovim/template b/srcpkgs/python-neovim/template
index 904ea438ec8..8f5c9f352d0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-neovim/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-neovim/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-neovim'
 pkgname=python-neovim
-version=0.2.5
+version=0.2.6
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="python-client-${version}"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ maintainer="Steve Prybylski <sa.prybylx@gmail.com>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://github.com/neovim/python-client"
 distfiles="${homepage}/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=2ab77beb7cf591f64e038ba0c6eee8cd56843a595827ffc78ee010b93ac16d87
+checksum=629c420b6e61b013f339bc6af409c74f9a135210f14e35967c1ceabe2b169c92
 
 python3-neovim_package() {
 	noarch=yes