diff --git a/srcpkgs/rakudo/template b/srcpkgs/rakudo/template
index fcef8d7dcfc..903206d0418 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rakudo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rakudo/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'rakudo'
 pkgname=rakudo
-version=2020.11
+version=2021.03
 revision=1
 build_style=configure
 make_check_target=test
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ license="Artistic-2.0"
 homepage="https://rakudo.org"
 changelog="https://github.com/rakudo/rakudo/raw/master/docs/ChangeLog"
 distfiles="https://rakudo.org/dl/rakudo/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=b6f086553dfdfbf878d8b1f7659c3a0028f770e6655fb947bdd65ce0ded4fa80
+checksum=98eb57fa0f4953aa6617111f36a2706799d8082b42e22c37cf104a918d914ec2
 nocross=yes
 provides="raku-${version}_${revision}"