diff --git a/srcpkgs/earlyoom/template b/srcpkgs/earlyoom/template
index a53e9a32c2..338bc8896b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/earlyoom/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/earlyoom/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'earlyoom'
 pkgname=earlyoom
-version=1.6.1
+version=1.6.2
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_check_target=test
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/rfjakob/earlyoom"
 distfiles="https://github.com/rfjakob/${pkgname}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=bcd3fab4da5e1dddec952a0974c866ec90c5f9159c995f9162c45488c4d03340
+checksum=227234cf9e77831c21c748bd361e1a7c415e158b96034eacd59e70586779bb6c
 CFLAGS="-DVERSION='\"${version}\"'"
 
 do_install() {