diff --git a/srcpkgs/elixir/template b/srcpkgs/elixir/template
index 69c54e0fe1b..78765433501 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/elixir/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/elixir/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'elixir'
 pkgname=elixir
-version=1.6.6
+version=1.7.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_check_target="test"
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ maintainer="Duncaen <duncaen@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="http://elixir-lang.org/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=74507b0646bf485ee3af0e7727e3fdab7123f1c5ecf2187a52a928ad60f93831
+checksum=527af54775401cc5074ea698b9b6a6d67c5103056d2949638c101bc6f233e954