diff --git a/srcpkgs/h2o/template b/srcpkgs/h2o/template
index 0d28380c06..3df90ad862 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/h2o/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/h2o/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'h2o'
 pkgname=h2o
-version=1.6.3
+version=1.7.0
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 conf_files="/etc/h2o.conf"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ maintainer="Eivind Uggedal <eivind@uggedal.com>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/h2o/h2o"
 distfiles="${homepage}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=49d7cdb4e33b02b63eef1f1625c089ace89b6b839764cd067e510ff3a472c6c6
+checksum=d11eef4590b2f4cdf13bb27a27c9605e59e50f54a710d2080d4c68e3bde77544
 
 post_install() {
 	vsv h2o