diff --git a/srcpkgs/whois/template b/srcpkgs/whois/template
index d20711d8652..fe8927af7e5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/whois/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/whois/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'whois'
 pkgname=whois
-version=5.6.0
-revision=2
+version=5.6.1
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_build_args="HAVE_ICONV=1 CONFIG_FILE=/etc/whois.conf"
 make_install_args="BASEDIR=\${DESTDIR}"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://www.linux.it/~md/software"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rfc1036/whois/next/debian/changelog"
 distfiles="${DEBIAN_SITE}/main/w/whois/whois_${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=4229f8b55c75f698ef6d01c8eb2ee880302a6ec63b7b8787e12400295b22f3e4
+checksum=86b4d99d1ea219d2eaa20257b9c549642f101393b4b9369c391370a39341fc32
 
 if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "glibc" ]; then
 	makedepends+=" libxcrypt-devel"