diff --git a/srcpkgs/darkhttpd/template b/srcpkgs/darkhttpd/template
index 0c5c4e8fd9f..480a2e28c8d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/darkhttpd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/darkhttpd/template
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Template file for 'darkhttpd'
 pkgname=darkhttpd
-version=1.16
+version=1.17
 revision=1
 short_desc="Small and secure static webserver"
 maintainer="Andrea Brancaleoni <abc@pompel.me>"
 license="ISC"
 homepage="https://unix4lyfe.org/darkhttpd/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/emikulic/darkhttpd/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=ab97ea3404654af765f78282aa09cfe4226cb007d2fcc59fe1a475ba0fef1981
+checksum=4fee9927e2d8bb0a302f0dd62f9ff1e075748fa9f5162c9481a7a58b41462b56
 
 # Create darkhttpd system user/group
 system_accounts="_darkhttpd"