diff --git a/srcpkgs/kiwix-lib/template b/srcpkgs/kiwix-lib/template
index 29f50cd08eb..c1f961fa512 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kiwix-lib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kiwix-lib/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'kiwix-lib'
 pkgname=kiwix-lib
-version=5.0.0
+version=5.1.0
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://www.kiwix.org/"
 changelog="https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-lib/blob/${version}/ChangeLog"
 distfiles="https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-lib/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=3f174c706db6380cf24252945b55aba0a483f112c9459e366595f19277013318
+checksum=573e1176e351fedc8b49c7746aef10746bf13c9f5a1df18186e0e6589215c546
 
 kiwix-lib-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development packages"