diff --git a/srcpkgs/pkgconf/template b/srcpkgs/pkgconf/template
index 4f77d532d1..4300f9a219 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pkgconf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pkgconf/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'pkgconf'
 pkgname=pkgconf
-version=1.6.0
+version=1.6.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure # cmake and meson also available
 configure_args="--disable-shared --disable-static"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="https://git.dereferenced.org/pkgconf/pkgconf"
 changelog="https://git.dereferenced.org/pkgconf/pkgconf/raw/branch/master/NEWS"
 distfiles="https://distfiles.dereferenced.org/pkgconf/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=6135a3abb576672ba54a899860442ba185063f0f90dae5892f64f7bae8e1ece5
+checksum=22b9ee38438901f9d60f180e5182821180854fa738fd071f593ea26a81da208c
 
 alternatives="
  pkg-config:pkg-config:/usr/bin/pkgconf