diff --git a/srcpkgs/syncthing/template b/srcpkgs/syncthing/template
index 53119601f85..dfb835358d0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/syncthing/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/syncthing/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'syncthing'
 pkgname=syncthing
-version=1.5.0
+version=1.6.1
 revision=1
 build_style=go
 go_import_path="github.com/syncthing/syncthing"
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ license="MPL-2.0"
 homepage="http://syncthing.net/"
 changelog="https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/releases"
 distfiles="https://github.com/syncthing/${pkgname}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=8735fee66886987702eb2484120c09dcdfe2c480da0304c727bd6f8ca0a6803f
+checksum=19d1b3cd02ec24e502ac259a525359c638e5f39e6c82faeb8836848f30a186ca
 
 pre_build() {
-	GOARCH= go run script/genassets.go gui > ./lib/auto/gui.files.go
+	GOARCH= go generate \
+		github.com/syncthing/syncthing/lib/api/auto \
+		github.com/syncthing/syncthing/cmd/strelaypoolsrv/auto
 }
 
 post_install() {