diff --git a/srcpkgs/kakoune/template b/srcpkgs/kakoune/template
index 06782e5192..2961aa6605 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kakoune/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kakoune/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'kakoune'
 pkgname=kakoune
 reverts=20180409_1
-version=2019.07.01
+version=2019.12.10
 revision=1
 build_wrksrc="src"
 build_style=gnu-makefile
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ maintainer="Jakub Skrzypnik <j.skrzypnik@openmailbox.org>"
 license="Unlicense"
 homepage="https://kakoune.org"
 distfiles="https://github.com/mawww/kakoune/releases/download/v${version}/kakoune-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=8cf978499000bd71a78736eaee5663bd996f53c4e610c62a9bd97502a3ed6fd3
+checksum=66ad8d28cecb29b08e5975e659ee91206ca676a0194c730ca4eed026bafa2ff8