diff --git a/srcpkgs/scons/template b/srcpkgs/scons/template
index 241c34cfe13..4d4c0b039c1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/scons/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/scons/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'scons'
 pkgname=scons
-version=4.8.1
-revision=2
+version=4.9.1
+revision=1
 build_style="python3-module"
 make_install_args="--install-data=/usr/share/man/man1/"
 hostmakedepends="python3 python3-setuptools"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Wilson Birney <wpb@360scada.com>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://www.scons.org/"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/scons/${version}/SCons-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=cad573b329b6a5bc7e654b01f0231064acc979026af68a9e467ddb32bf2ee501
+checksum=e2d78aa56e4646e5dbaf50c0758c6d1e4b0418464d8d6d07a09beb6cf257538f
 make_check=no #SCons dist tarballs do not have tests, confirmed with SCons dev
 
 post_install() {