diff --git a/srcpkgs/elixir/template b/srcpkgs/elixir/template
index 0db0ab8cdd0..b056e1ffbec 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/elixir/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/elixir/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'elixir'
 pkgname=elixir
-version=1.8.2
+version=1.9.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_check_target="test"
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ maintainer="Duncaen <duncaen@voidlinux.org>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="http://elixir-lang.org/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=cf9bf0b2d92bc4671431e3fe1d1b0a0e5125f1a942cc4fdf7914b74f04efb835
+checksum=dbf4cb66634e22d60fe4aa162946c992257f700c7db123212e7e29d1c0b0c487