diff --git a/srcpkgs/axel/template b/srcpkgs/axel/template
index 44f1c979acd..4e5f8ccd348 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/axel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/axel/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'axel'
 pkgname=axel
-version=2.17.5
+version=2.17.6
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 conf_files="/etc/axelrc"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel/master/ChangeLog"
 distfiles="https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel/releases/download/v${version}/axel-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=5c5c682617d498071ff9083029fcecc2c2fdeeedc366c35d2bdf8663355616cc
+checksum=24ab549021bdfca01ad5e8e95b706869dd30fe9ab1043da4cbb9dff89edc267d
 
 post_install() {
 	vconf doc/axelrc.example axelrc