diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-characters/template b/srcpkgs/gnome-characters/template
index 5ee911060f9..2f0eab865c9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnome-characters/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-characters/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'gnome-characters'
 pkgname=gnome-characters
-version=47.0
+version=48.0
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
 build_helper="gir"
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/Apps/CharacterMap"
 changelog="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-characters/-/raw/main/NEWS"
-#changelog="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-characters/-/raw/gnome-47/NEWS"
+# FIXME: dead link
+#changelog="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-characters/-/raw/gnome-48/NEWS"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/gnome-characters/${version%.*}/gnome-characters-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=6bcf05a22f30f131d8a8035b0f63d86a9567007a5f6df5ce8556ba06777b7574
+checksum=a2c32ca54d911db2404420350d3442e691a2dce8b0f5d00899f66cff8c3c8d71
 lib32disabled=yes
 make_check_pre="xvfb-run"