diff --git a/srcpkgs/freeciv/template b/srcpkgs/freeciv/template
index d70b848d99d..faa45f1a4cf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/freeciv/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/freeciv/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'freeciv'
 pkgname=freeciv
-version=2.6.1
+version=2.6.2
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-static --enable-fcdb=sqlite3 --enable-fcmp=all
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ maintainer="bra1nwave <bra1nwave@protonmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="http://freeciv.org/"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=cce6841da0194138aad269cc735557db438a44909d75fd03d4db67507986b9e2
+checksum=6181ef3d3c76264383aabbe0eaf1550d8a65ca42639e6c17cc2938165e176c8f
 
 subpackages="freeciv-gtk2 freeciv-gtk3 freeciv-sdl freeciv-xaw"
 if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then