diff --git a/srcpkgs/file/template b/srcpkgs/file/template
index 49cbaf1075f..224ea57f12f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/file/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/file/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'file'
 pkgname=file
-version=5.36
+version=5.37
 revision=1
 bootstrap=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.org>"
 license="BSD-2-Clause"
 homepage="http://www.darwinsys.com/file/"
 distfiles="ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/file-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=fb608290c0fd2405a8f63e5717abf6d03e22e183fb21884413d1edd918184379
+checksum=e9c13967f7dd339a3c241b7710ba093560b9a33013491318e88e6b8b57bae07f
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	# XXX cross compilation needs exactly the same version for the host