diff --git a/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template b/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template
index 544e9319a3..25b7454122 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template build file for 'harfbuzz'.
 pkgname=harfbuzz
-version=0.9.7
+version=0.9.9
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 # XXX graphite2 support
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.pango.org/"
 license="LGPL-2.1"
 distfiles="http://www.freedesktop.org/software/harfbuzz/release/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=bd2999859f8828461fedae23e4af52d926ac32a73245f03ae2d2065205e9cf25
+checksum=3d8dd4ebbc38da011485ef181f8ff072b4b0d7e305bbda19b355f217d25169cf
 long_desc="
  HarfBuzz is an OpenType text shaping engine."