diff --git a/srcpkgs/freetype/template b/srcpkgs/freetype/template
index 5f085117995..2eaaa49d24e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/freetype/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/freetype/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template build file 'freetype'.
 pkgname=freetype
-version=2.6
+version=2.6.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="http://www.freetype.org/"
 license="GPL-2"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
-checksum=8469fb8124764f85029cc8247c31e132a2c5e51084ddce2a44ea32ee4ae8347e
+checksum=2f6e9a7de3ae8e85bdd2fe237e27d868d3ba7a27495e65906455c27722dd1a17
 
 build_options="ultimate"
 desc_option_ultimate="Enable ultimate patchset"