diff --git a/srcpkgs/patch/template b/srcpkgs/patch/template
index 5065df2aa7..7251a8bddd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/patch/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/patch/template
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'patch'
 pkgname=patch
-version=2.6
+version=2.6.1
 distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/patch/patch-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 short_desc="Patch files using diff output"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=9f9080cc25b484ad8f668695de3675a3873e801d77c62bc8fd4164486312c0f4
+checksum=1d1441380c92ed8572049411406964a0a987aefd228be3abb8623eca1f3ced8a
 long_desc="
  patch takes a patch file containing a difference listing
  produced by diff and applies those differences to one or