diff --git a/srcpkgs/dnsmasq/template b/srcpkgs/dnsmasq/template
index c8cbfeccab..fceb39ebc8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dnsmasq/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dnsmasq/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'dnsmasq'
 pkgname=dnsmasq
-version=2.78
+version=2.79
 revision=1
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="dbus-devel libcap-devel libidn-devel $(vopt_if dnssec nettle-devel)"
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ system_accounts="dnsmasq"
 dnsmasq_homedir="/var/chroot"
 short_desc="Lightweight, easy to configure DNS forwarder and DHCP server"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
-license="GPL-2"
+license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html"
 distfiles="http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=c92e5d78aa6353354d02aabf74590d08980bb1385d8a00b80ef9bc80430aa1dc
+checksum=77512dd6f31ffd96718e8dcbbf54f02c083f051d4cca709bd32540aea269f789
 
 build_options="dnssec"
 desc_option_dnssec="Enable DNSSEC support via nettle"