diff --git a/templates/bison/template b/templates/bison/template
index 531548fbd96..6f0ddbb6860 100644
--- a/templates/bison/template
+++ b/templates/bison/template
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Template build file for 'bison'.
 pkgname=bison
-version=2.3
+version=2.4.1
 distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/bison/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_env="ac_cv_path_M4=/usr/bin/m4"
 short_desc="GNU yacc(1) replacement"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=b10d7e9e354be72aee4e4911cf19dd27b5c527d4e7200857365b5fcdeea0dffb
+checksum=2354469782149e36c644ae7c3e5105895424ed21cda5c05b591cb3dc17068e6b
 long_desc="
  Bison is the GNU replacement for yacc(1). Some programs depend on
  extensions present in Bison."