diff --git a/srcpkgs/exiftool/template b/srcpkgs/exiftool/template
index bc6f7f2193..fa7f4e02bf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/exiftool/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/exiftool/template
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Template build file for 'exiftool'
 pkgname=exiftool
-version=9.59
+version=9.61
 revision=1
 distfiles="http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/Image-ExifTool-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum="9b7fdf499e34d80f2e130df1fba3b2040194d62ce06ca9a752548002caf56be7"
+checksum=e30196938f291f95fa94bff87e7c3a395373b953d6359e078a172442e1a278e5
 build_style="perl-module"
 hostmakedepends="perl"
 makedepends="${hostmakedepends}"