diff --git a/srcpkgs/diffoscope/template b/srcpkgs/diffoscope/template
index a2c1d4e250a..3783405a23d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/diffoscope/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/diffoscope/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'diffoscope'
 pkgname=diffoscope
-version=176
+version=178
 revision=1
 build_style=python3-module
 # file 5.39 causes errors there, see https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=170
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://diffoscope.org/"
 changelog="https://salsa.debian.org/reproducible-builds/diffoscope/raw/master/debian/changelog"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/d/diffoscope/diffoscope-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=7d62c5837cb24bb0b7290a66d6c79ef27799cc22d2f8de4badebe77570df562e
+checksum=7454cf417725ef81ffad16e8cc2f62753282f5171b1c651732b99c0b3c19e137