diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index 0ea1e36e6e..77ff8463b0 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ libedata-book-1.2.so.25 evolution-data-server-3.8.0_1
 libebook-1.2.so.19 evolution-data-server-3.24.0_1
 libecal-1.2.so.19 evolution-data-server-3.18.0_1
 libedata-cal-1.2.so.28 evolution-data-server-3.18.0_1
-libgdata.so.19 libgdata-0.15.0_1
+libgdata.so.22 libgdata-0.17.9_1
 libpcap.so.1 libpcap-1.1.1_1
 libiptc.so.0 iptables-1.4.7_1
 libip6tc.so.0 iptables-1.4.7_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libgdata/template b/srcpkgs/libgdata/template
index 29bc2090df..025d485e79 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libgdata/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libgdata/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'libgdata'
 pkgname=libgdata
-version=0.16.1
-revision=2
+version=0.17.9
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-static $(vopt_enable gir introspection)"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config flex intltool glib-devel $(vopt_if gir gobject-introspection)"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="LGPL-2.1"
 homepage="http://live.gnome.org/libgdata"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/${version%.*}/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
-checksum=8740e071ecb2ae0d2a4b9f180d2ae5fdf9dc4c41e7ff9dc7e057f62442800827
+checksum=85c4f7674c0098ffaf060ae01b6b832cb277b3673d54ace3bdedaad6b127453a
 
 build_options="gir"
 if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then