diff --git a/srcpkgs/bc-gh/template b/srcpkgs/bc-gh/template
index 33e0b02927..8804980eb9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bc-gh/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bc-gh/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'bc-gh'
 pkgname=bc-gh
-version=5.1.1
+version=5.2.1
 revision=1
 wrksrc="bc-${version}"
 short_desc="Implementation of POSIX bc with GNU extensions"
@@ -9,13 +9,15 @@ license="BSD-2-Clause"
 homepage="https://git.yzena.com/gavin/bc"
 changelog="https://git.yzena.com/gavin/bc/raw/branch/master/NEWS.md"
 distfiles="https://github.com/gavinhoward/bc/releases/download/${version}/bc-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=cfec5571216693537f9565073334be691717bfb762610cf1a06050e0f25aa94d
+checksum=bc031b68e5eafef37305697b76f6261abac4a94286e260fa339771f2484f1ecd
 alternatives="
  bc:bc:/usr/bin/bc-gh
  bc:bc.1:/usr/share/man/man1/bc-gh.1
  dc:dc:/usr/bin/dc-gh
  dc:dc.1:/usr/share/man/man1/dc-gh.1"
 
+# no translations in musl, because there is not a gencat binary there.
+
 do_configure() {
 	PREFIX=/usr DESTDIR="${DESTDIR}" EXECSUFFIX=-gh CC="${CC}" CFLAGS="${CFLAGS}" \
 	HOSTCC="${CC_FOR_BUILD}" HOSTCFLAGS="${CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD}" ./configure.sh -GM \