diff --git a/srcpkgs/xf86-input-libinput/template b/srcpkgs/xf86-input-libinput/template
index 6260c11f66..3f507a5ebd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xf86-input-libinput/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xf86-input-libinput/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'xf86-input-libinput'
 pkgname=xf86-input-libinput
-version=1.2.0
+version=1.2.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="https://xorg.freedesktop.org/"
 # no official changelog
 #changelog="https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-input-libinput/-/commits/master/"
-distfiles="${XORG_SITE}/driver/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=f80da3c514fe1cbf57fa1b1bd6ff97f6b0a1f87466ad89247bac59cd0a5869f6
+distfiles="${XORG_SITE}/driver/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=8151db5b9ddb317c0ce92dcb62da9a8db5079e5b8a95b60abc854da21e7e971b
 lib32disabled=yes
 
 post_install() {