diff --git a/srcpkgs/mono/template b/srcpkgs/mono/template
index 3846d0a93e1..af2aa4297db 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mono/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mono/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'mono'
 pkgname=mono
-version=6.12.0.122
+version=6.12.0.179
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-system-aot"
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ short_desc="Free implementation of the .NET platform including runtime and compi
 maintainer="Helmut Pozimski <helmut@pozimski.eu>"
 license="MIT, BSD-3-Clause, GPL-2.0-or-later, LGPL-2.0-or-later, MPL-1.1"
 homepage="https://www.mono-project.com"
-distfiles="https://download.mono-project.com/sources/mono/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=29c277660fc5e7513107aee1cbf8c5057c9370a4cdfeda2fc781be6986d89d23
+distfiles="https://download.mono-project.com/sources/mono/preview/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=cbf700a76d96a4980386f39c77ab720bf2fc4331228a23ec842f383b49ed3923
 lib32disabled=yes
 python_version="3"