diff --git a/srcpkgs/perl/template b/srcpkgs/perl/template
index 01ca0e5966..3d9446b8fb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/perl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/perl/template
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 # Template build file for 'perl'.
 pkgname=perl
-version=5.12.2
-revision=1
+version=5.12.3
 distfiles="http://www.cpan.org/src/5.0/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=custom-install
 short_desc="Practical Extraction and Report Language"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=3b9a75fe4ae7a9a2a17be8c8c64754ef6fd706ca528170737b03e3db7d8eae0e
+checksum=7e3ce3f19f2290c2a2a43a98bcf8cb0ccb69b652d67ddc629544339edc6c7343
 long_desc="
  Perl is a general-purpose programming language originally developed
  for text manipulation and now used for a wide range of tasks including