diff --git a/srcpkgs/exiftool/template b/srcpkgs/exiftool/template
index fa7f4e02bf..ff7c8493ea 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/exiftool/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/exiftool/template
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Template build file for 'exiftool'
 pkgname=exiftool
-version=9.61
+version=9.70
 revision=1
 distfiles="http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/Image-ExifTool-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=e30196938f291f95fa94bff87e7c3a395373b953d6359e078a172442e1a278e5
+checksum=a59d48b586c38363c1fc16d8b954c5f9e7cdcf606ab7a9a4652a82e29fec9e1c
 build_style="perl-module"
 hostmakedepends="perl"
 makedepends="${hostmakedepends}"