diff --git a/srcpkgs/telegraf/template b/srcpkgs/telegraf/template
index 7ef8ce1081..1f402e5c87 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/telegraf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/telegraf/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'telegraf'
 pkgname=telegraf
-version=1.5.0
-revision=5
+version=1.6.1
+revision=1
 build_style="go"
 go_import_path="github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
 go_package="${go_import_path}/cmd/telegraf"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ maintainer="Michael Aldridge <maldridge@VoidLinux.eu>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://www.influxdata.com/time-series-platform/telegraf/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/influxdata/${pkgname}/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=56fc495bf2d2e1d9ff55e05896b15617f5e552bb7626a7c95c4a8922ef723c34
+checksum=5f5af61b40fd6da742813e8e865f5a9e6545cfc92d88df904e9e2488f41104c9
 
 pre_build() {
 	cd $GOSRCPATH