diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-numexpr/template b/srcpkgs/python-numexpr/template
index 5378bb9fdd..d211324b3e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-numexpr/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-numexpr/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-numexpr'
 pkgname=python-numexpr
-version=2.6.0
+version=2.6.1
 revision=1
 wrksrc="numexpr-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="https://github.com/pydata/numexpr"
 license="MIT"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/n/numexpr/numexpr-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=4f31d38cbe24a4780f760761eaf13600959d0a6a72ad8f0946794128e853d144
+checksum=db2ee72f277b23c82d204189290ea4b792f9bd5b9d67744b045f8c2a8e929a06
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE.txt LICENSE