diff --git a/srcpkgs/libtorrent/template b/srcpkgs/libtorrent/template
index 3610d00d44..301ff2245e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libtorrent/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libtorrent/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template build file for 'libtorrent'
 pkgname=libtorrent
-version=0.12.8
+version=0.12.9
 distfiles="http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/downloads/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--disable-debug"
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ short_desc="BitTorrent library written in C++"
 maintainer="Mike Rosset <mike.rosset@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no"
 license="GPL-2"
-checksum=4f87f9577a844fd9cb8fb85ab836e8fbdd9e83da6ff064ad7e58c50a1b4ee145
+checksum=15dc9e8dd45d070f447e599bef08ef0ca421bac6e7f55e608dcd19360594af64
 long_desc="
  LibTorrent is a BitTorrent library written in C++ for *nix, with a focus
  on high performance and good code. The library differentiates itself from