diff --git a/srcpkgs/chrony/template b/srcpkgs/chrony/template
index b6d50d76365..e6c1309e3ce 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chrony/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/chrony/template
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Template file for 'chrony'
 # When Updating: Please confirm the upstream config still refers to make_dirs
 pkgname=chrony
-version=4.5
-revision=2
+version=4.6.1
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--without-nss --enable-scfilter
  --with-sendmail=/usr/bin/sendmail"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ license="GPL-2.0-only"
 homepage="https://chrony-project.org/"
 changelog="https://gitlab.com/chrony/chrony/-/raw/master/NEWS"
 distfiles="https://chrony-project.org/releases/chrony-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=19fe1d9f4664d445a69a96c71e8fdb60bcd8df24c73d1386e02287f7366ad422
+checksum=571ff73fbf0ae3097f0604eca2e00b1d8bb2e91affe1a3494785ff21d6199c5c
 system_accounts="chrony"
 chrony_homedir="/var/lib/chrony"