diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-numexpr/template b/srcpkgs/python-numexpr/template
index 35a32f2f37..e162a39172 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-numexpr/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-numexpr/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-numexpr'
 pkgname=python-numexpr
-version=2.6.6
+version=2.6.8
 revision=1
 wrksrc="numexpr-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="https://github.com/pydata/numexpr"
 license="MIT"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/n/numexpr/numexpr-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=97c1f7fa409439ae933494014cd41d43de84cfe6c98b7f93392f94d54de1b453
+checksum=ee8bc7201aa2f1962c67d27c326a11eef9df887d7b87b1278a1d4e722bf44375
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE.txt