diff --git a/srcpkgs/cppcheck/template b/srcpkgs/cppcheck/template
index 1a9d83b52e..0f0501f09d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cppcheck/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cppcheck/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'cppcheck'
 pkgname=cppcheck
-version=2.5
+version=2.6.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_build_args="
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="http://cppcheck.sourceforge.net"
 changelog="https://sourceforge.net/p/cppcheck/news/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/danmar/cppcheck/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=dc27154d799935c96903dcc46653c526c6f4148a6912b77d3a50cb35dabd82e1
+checksum=41700db44b349428d5602356b32183b7776380e7a5b0b82a2f2764fadadb015e
 
 post_install() {
 	vman cppcheck.1