diff --git a/srcpkgs/diffutils/template b/srcpkgs/diffutils/template
index 16c51e3fa4..cdd77cb9c3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/diffutils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/diffutils/template
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'diffutils'
 pkgname=diffutils
-version=2.9
+version=3.0
 distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 short_desc="The GNU diff utilities"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=6cf91c2e3107dbda45a94fbfad1018843962a88ae230fc332e028591de208744
+checksum=2fb91f65bbae3c6043b85ba23967f27235b12928da8e406dc91b48b0a589e809
 long_desc="
  Diffutils contains the GNU diff, diff3, sdiff, and cmp utilities. Their
  features are a superset of the Unix features and they are significantly