diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-pygame/template b/srcpkgs/python3-pygame/template
index 3be65270bd0..7b2b3d44321 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-pygame/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-pygame/template
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-pygame'
 pkgname=python3-pygame
-version=2.5.2
+version=2.6.1
 revision=1
 build_style=python3-module
 make_build_args="cython"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config python3-setuptools python3-Cython0.29
- SDL2_mixer-devel SDL2_image-devel SDL2_ttf-devel libjpeg-turbo-devel portmidi-devel"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config python3-setuptools python3-Cython SDL2_mixer-devel
+ SDL2_image-devel SDL2_ttf-devel libjpeg-turbo-devel portmidi-devel"
 makedepends="python3-devel SDL2_mixer-devel SDL2_image-devel
  SDL2_ttf-devel libjpeg-turbo-devel portmidi-devel"
 depends="python3"
@@ -14,10 +14,14 @@ maintainer="Archaeme <normandy@firemail.cc>"
 license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://www.pygame.org/"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/pygame/pygame-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=c1b89eb5d539e7ac5cf75513125fb5f2f0a2d918b1fd6e981f23bf0ac1b1c24a
+checksum=56fb02ead529cee00d415c3e007f75e0780c655909aaa8e8bf616ee09c9feb1f
 
 export PORTMIDI_INC_PORTTIME=1
 
+case "${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE}" in
+	i686*) export CFLAGS="-msse2" ;;
+esac
+
 post_extract() {
 	find src_c/cython/pygame -name '*.pyx' |
 		sed 's,cython/pygame/,,;s/pyx$/c/' |