diff --git a/srcpkgs/kakoune/template b/srcpkgs/kakoune/template
index c32f8442108..3163882cd16 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kakoune/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kakoune/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'kakoune'
 pkgname=kakoune
 reverts=20180409_1
-version=2018.10.27
+version=2019.01.20
 revision=1
 build_wrksrc="src"
 build_style=gnu-makefile
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ maintainer="Jakub Skrzypnik <j.skrzypnik@openmailbox.org>"
 license="Unlicense"
 homepage="https://kakoune.org"
 distfiles="https://github.com/mawww/kakoune/releases/download/v${version}/kakoune-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=687a173c8f94fb66aad899e7a3095fe8f08e1fdcab955dbc6785335427cc8a1d
+checksum=991103a227be00ca1b10ad575fd6c749fa4c99eb19763971c7b1e113e299b995