diff --git a/srcpkgs/amd-ucode/template b/srcpkgs/amd-ucode/template
index 4f24de525b..27a8919c8d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/amd-ucode/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/amd-ucode/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'amd-ucode'
 pkgname=amd-ucode
-_distver=2011-01-11
+_distver=2012-01-17
 version=$(echo ${_distver}|sed 's|-|.|g')
 wrksrc=${pkgname}-${_distver}
 homepage="http://www.amd64.org/support/microcode.html"
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ distfiles="http://www.amd64.org/pub/microcode/amd-ucode-${_distver}.tar"
 short_desc="Microcode update files for AMD family 10h, 11h, and 14h CPUs"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="${pkgname}"
-checksum=60c42629f3c91f97a350bc6a3ad0a256f7b794bfab1f143d7f1924a70728f4ec
+checksum=87589ad8e61532c2e0f7f418cd452aec9188964dce2f460eba66c379905e1657
 long_desc="
  This package contains the microcode updates for AMD family 10h, 11h and
  14h CPUs for use with the microcode linux kernel module."