diff --git a/srcpkgs/mate-backgrounds/template b/srcpkgs/mate-backgrounds/template
index d2bb23c7a30..c33b9cb4db5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mate-backgrounds/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mate-backgrounds/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'mate-backgrounds'
 pkgname=mate-backgrounds
-version=1.24.2
+version=1.26.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool itstool"
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ short_desc="Background images and data for MATE"
 maintainer="skmpz <dem.procopiou@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://mate-desktop.org"
+changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mate-desktop/mate-backgrounds/master/NEWS"
 distfiles="https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=e5bea10c346bf527508fe4c94e4b34785434dc5cf93d72571425b751e916abc7
+checksum=0dc9127224ae1573301cfa0aaa6c6262827072d2bf6e5c67c9e1aae19f85e90c