diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-SQLAlchemy2/template b/srcpkgs/python3-SQLAlchemy2/template
index d445ccb52fe..2f4d5d27960 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-SQLAlchemy2/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-SQLAlchemy2/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-SQLAlchemy2'
 pkgname=python3-SQLAlchemy2
-version=2.0.9
+version=2.0.16
 revision=1
 build_style=python3-pep517
 make_install_target="dist/SQLAlchemy-${version}-*-*-*.whl"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="https://www.sqlalchemy.org"
 changelog="https://docs.sqlalchemy.org/en/20/changelog/"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/S/SQLAlchemy/SQLAlchemy-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=95719215e3ec7337b9f57c3c2eda0e6a7619be194a5166c07c1e599f6afc20fa
+checksum=1e2caba78e7d1f5003e88817b7a1754d4e58f4a8f956dc423bf8e304c568ab09
 
 conflicts="python3-SQLAlchemy"
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-SQLAlchemy2/update b/srcpkgs/python3-SQLAlchemy2/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bc4a3e03c20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-SQLAlchemy2/update
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pkgname="SQLAlchemy"
+ignore="*rc* *b* *a*"