diff --git a/srcpkgs/libvirt/template b/srcpkgs/libvirt/template
index 85892dc12e..066c51dd62 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libvirt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libvirt/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'libvirt'
 pkgname=libvirt
-version=6.0.0
+version=6.1.0
 revision=1
 build_wrksrc="build"
 build_style=gnu-configure
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://libvirt.org"
 changelog="https://libvirt.org/news.html"
 distfiles="https://libvirt.org/sources/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=e6bb642389bbace3252c462bbb2e9b1749dd64315b9873a424f36c7f8d357f76
+checksum=167c185be45560e73dd3e14ed375778b555c01455192de2dafc4d0f74fabebc0
 
 # FIX https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=701649
 system_accounts="libvirt"