diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index 63a3accb9b..c8da71f4ee 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -2858,7 +2858,7 @@ libunshield.so.0 libunshield-0.6_1
 libMyGUIEngine.so.3 libmygui-3.2.2_1
 libEditorFramework.so libmygui-devel-3.2.2_3
 Plugin_StrangeButton.so libmygui-devel-3.2.2_3
-libproj.so.15 proj-6.0.0_1
+libproj.so.16 proj-6.1.0_1
 libnlopt.so.0 nlopt-2.4.2_1
 libeb.so.16 libeb-4.3.3_1
 libchipcard.so.6 libchipcard-5.0.4_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/proj/template b/srcpkgs/proj/template
index ef15b30544..9a2bf607c5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/proj/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/proj/template
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # Template file for 'proj'
 pkgname=proj
-version=6.0.0
+version=6.1.0
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
+configure_args="-DPROJ_TESTS=OFF"
 hostmakedepends="python3"
 makedepends="sqlite-devel"
 short_desc="Cartographic Projections Library"
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="John <johnz@posteo.net>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://proj4.org"
 distfiles="https://download.osgeo.org/proj/proj-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=4510a2c1c8f9056374708a867c51b1192e8d6f9a5198dd320bf6a168e44a3657
+checksum=676165c54319d2f03da4349cbd7344eb430b225fe867a90191d848dc64788008
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING