diff --git a/srcpkgs/libvirt/template b/srcpkgs/libvirt/template
index da6bb0480fa..b27ac3cc869 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libvirt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libvirt/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'libvirt'
 pkgname=libvirt
-version=8.5.0
+version=8.6.0
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
 configure_args="-Dqemu_user=libvirt -Dqemu_group=libvirt -Drunstatedir=/run
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://libvirt.org"
 changelog="https://libvirt.org/news.html"
 distfiles="https://libvirt.org/sources/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=401e99b5e1b83de39a86347e091a85eb4dba82a87053dfcb5aa250328f97db62
+checksum=a81847c43ac9ade61b6f8447c44e8ba2cc544ab49bac5c0b18a5b105f5da3ae2
 # At least one test times out on CI but works locally
 make_check=ci-skip