diff --git a/srcpkgs/exiftool/template b/srcpkgs/exiftool/template
index 7684ecb09ee..7612f535d35 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/exiftool/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/exiftool/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'exiftool'
 pkgname=exiftool
-version=12.38
+version=12.39
 revision=1
 wrksrc="Image-ExifTool-${version}"
 build_style=perl-module
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ license="Artistic-1.0-Perl, GPL-1.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://exiftool.org/"
 changelog="https://exiftool.org/history.html"
 distfiles="https://exiftool.org/Image-ExifTool-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=dcbb9ac3b913636ff95542022fcf036e8e92c0cc2e518f9b06d21b44bb5ecddf
+checksum=403ab5293a44725f045a3f5afdbc45d13c20854ba51f7d0ee720d5d30b31cba2