diff --git a/srcpkgs/binutils/template b/srcpkgs/binutils/template
index cd79aeb45b..60c4b31ec7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/binutils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/binutils/template
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # Template file for 'binutils'
 pkgname=binutils
-version=2.27
-revision=2
+version=2.28
+revision=1
 bootstrap=yes
 short_desc="GNU binary utilities"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/"
 license="GPL-3"
 distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
-checksum=369737ce51587f92466041a97ab7d2358c6d9e1b6490b3940eb09fb0a9a6ac88
+checksum=6297433ee120b11b4b0a1c8f3512d7d73501753142ab9e2daa13c5a3edd32a72
 
 if [ "$CHROOT_READY" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends="flex perl"