diff --git a/srcpkgs/lilypond-doc/template b/srcpkgs/lilypond-doc/template
index f0ee3b262e9..5d57ab78035 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lilypond-doc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lilypond-doc/template
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 # Template file for 'lilypond-doc'
 pkgname=lilypond-doc
-version=2.23.6
+# should be kept in sync with 'lilypond'
+version=2.23.9
 revision=1
 create_wrksrc=yes
 short_desc="Documentation for the lilypond music engraving program"
 maintainer="newbluemoon <blaumolch@mailbox.org>"
 license="GPL-3.0-or-later, GFDL-1.3-or-later"
 homepage="https://lilypond.org/"
-distfiles="https://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/documentation/lilypond-${version}-1.documentation.tar.bz2"
-checksum=1fada73c22dbcfa6224744a8ad87e10cced784f98fd9243768c96ee5bc0ee45d
+distfiles="https://gitlab.com/lilypond/lilypond/-/releases/v${version}/downloads/lilypond-${version}-documentation.tar.xz"
+checksum=519bdd88e0f347049db3b1d6ed71458c3b4781dc20bdd3c5be00c0fabb6160ba
 
 do_install() {
 	vmkdir usr