diff --git a/srcpkgs/ferm/template b/srcpkgs/ferm/template
index 12d4625704..262bff90d1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ferm/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ferm/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'ferm'
 pkgname=ferm
-version=2.3.1
+version=2.4
 revision=1
 hostmakedepends="perl"
 depends="perl iptables"
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ short_desc="Frontend for iptables"
 maintainer="johannes <johannes.brechtmann@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="http://ferm.foo-projects.org/"
-distfiles="http://ferm.foo-projects.org/download/2.3/ferm-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=8a5444e2844023798e5c681516253c1d3c948ad8aa3b93bd3ce8902945b38de9
+distfiles="http://ferm.foo-projects.org/download/2.4/ferm-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=1293d56d6e9d3e3a389c54919fee5a4323ce81fc8b25eee8f3296a858410d470
 
 do_install() {
 	make install PREFIX=${DESTDIR}/usr