diff --git a/srcpkgs/erlang/template b/srcpkgs/erlang/template
index 1e8a87a322a..b3b5e418cb5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/erlang/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/erlang/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'erlang'
 pkgname=erlang
-version=21.3.8
+version=22.0
 revision=1
 create_wrksrc=yes
 build_wrksrc="otp-OTP-${version}"
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="http://www.erlang.org/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/erlang/otp/archive/OTP-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=e20df59eac5ec0f3d47cb775eb7cfb20438df24d93ba859959a18fe07abf3e6e
+checksum=7efb93a542d66137ba4f38f9734ee7b03adc17d949fac561cca3b2d8f6fafcd2
 
 build_options="x11"