diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-canonicaljson/template b/srcpkgs/python3-canonicaljson/template
index 2124a48c545..2da9cde02cc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-canonicaljson/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-canonicaljson/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-canonicaljson'
 pkgname=python3-canonicaljson
-version=1.6.1
+version=1.6.2
 revision=1
 wrksrc="canonicaljson-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ maintainer="Joel Beckmeyer <joel@beckmeyer.us>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://github.com/matrix-org/python-canonicaljson"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/c/canonicaljson/canonicaljson-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=a93664f698556dbd4bab9c3fc4fb35834cf2535da1ea00b6b7758d8fe2bbb824
+checksum=af00be8ce9c589857df176bb94594f0d43b0e027f027a8d7cf8978fdb819024a