diff --git a/srcpkgs/dune/template b/srcpkgs/dune/template
index 9f99ec4931f..c84daa5ba2b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dune/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dune/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'dune'
 pkgname=dune
-version=3.5.0
+version=3.6.1
 revision=1
 makedepends="ocaml"
 depends="ocaml"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://dune.build/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/ocaml/dune/archive/refs/tags/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=86c6ba465009c7bcf9fc5ac675c788db0ac8d0c72a3566d88c0e1d454968a184
+checksum=89eb18ff7d3808812e9422b36713336cabc2bd48e875621facee1307ff082f6a
 nocross="ocaml"
 
 _dune_release_pkgs="dune dune-build-info dune-configurator
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ do_configure() {
 }
 
 do_build() {
-	make dune.exe
+	make release
 	./dune.exe build -p "$(echo $_dune_release_pkgs |tr ' ' ,)" --profile dune-bootstrap
 }