diff --git a/srcpkgs/libuv/template b/srcpkgs/libuv/template
index e7795321df..458c4ed52a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libuv/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libuv/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'libuv'
 pkgname=libuv
-version=1.38.1
+version=1.39.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license="MIT, CC-BY-SA-4.0"
 homepage="https://libuv.org/"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/libuv/libuv/v1.x/ChangeLog"
 distfiles="https://github.com/libuv/libuv/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=2177fca2426ac60c20f654323656e843dac4f568d46674544b78f416697bd32c
+checksum=dc7b21f1bb7ef19f4b42c5ea058afabe51132d165da18812b70fb319659ba629
 
 LDFLAGS="-pthread"