diff --git a/srcpkgs/mit-krb5/template b/srcpkgs/mit-krb5/template
index e423eb2552..0db1263048 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mit-krb5/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mit-krb5/template
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Template file for 'mit-krb5'
 pkgname=mit-krb5
-version=1.11.4
+version=1.12.1
 revision=1
 short_desc="MIT Kerberos 5 implementation"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="http://web.mit.edu/Kerberos"
-distfiles="$homepage/dist/krb5/1.11/krb5-$version-signed.tar"
-checksum=5c294612dcaf830958786056e898384931490eaf7b3290c3af5d2def2312fb97
+distfiles="$homepage/dist/krb5/${version%.*}/krb5-${version}-signed.tar"
+checksum=72f1b6c166cb42c0b03814ab7ea10f91926d8a665a5ba1cee430a3f31e62c580
 
 wrksrc="krb5-${version}"