diff --git a/srcpkgs/chars/template b/srcpkgs/chars/template
index 250ef194f62..1775b289840 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chars/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/chars/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'chars'
 pkgname=chars
-version=0.6.0
-revision=2
+version=0.7.0
+revision=1
 build_style=cargo
 configure_args="-p chars"
 make_check_args="-p chars"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ maintainer="Jan Christian Grünhage <jan.christian@gruenhage.xyz>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/antifuchs/chars"
 distfiles="https://github.com/antifuchs/chars/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=34537fd7b8b5fdc79a35284236443b07c54dded81d558c5bb774a2a354b498c7
+checksum=2f79843a3b1173870b41ebce491a54812b13a44090d0ae30a6f572caa91f0736
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE