diff --git a/srcpkgs/vale/template b/srcpkgs/vale/template
index ebb27d1c50a..755b906cd45 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vale/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vale/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'vale'
 pkgname=vale
-version=3.6.0
+version=3.6.1
 revision=1
 build_style=go
 go_import_path="github.com/errata-ai/vale/v3"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="https://vale.sh"
 changelog="https://github.com/errata-ai/vale/releases"
 distfiles="https://github.com/errata-ai/vale/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=28c0b97eb4af84c8997eef32de502329dfa8d3a8a41945de6fe13022ecf5aaa3
+checksum=545e71c16270af5badb90b4dd3e2813ec5372adf6bbfc935b552db16f9c98582
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE