diff --git a/srcpkgs/mednafen/template b/srcpkgs/mednafen/template
index a2c4c159d2a..e56addb3501 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mednafen/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mednafen/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'mednafen'
 pkgname=mednafen
-version=1.24.3
+version=1.26.1
 revision=1
 wrksrc="$pkgname"
 build_style=gnu-configure
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://mednafen.github.io/"
 distfiles="https://mednafen.github.io/releases/files/mednafen-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=3dea853f784364557fa59e9ba11a17eb2674fc0fb93205f33bdbdaba1da3f70f
+checksum=842907c25c4292c9ba497c9cb9229c7d10e04e22cb4740d154ab690e6587fdf4
 nopie=yes
 
 build_options="altivec"