diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-protobuf/template b/srcpkgs/python-protobuf/template
index cc457cfd73..ae4a8bdab0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-protobuf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-protobuf/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-protobuf'
 pkgname=python-protobuf
-version=3.6.0
+version=3.6.1
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="protobuf-${version}"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ maintainer="Charles E. Lehner <cel@celehner.com>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/protobuf/protobuf-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=a37836aa47d1b81c2db1a6b7a5e79926062b5d76bd962115a0e615551be2b48d
+checksum=1489b376b0f364bcc6f89519718c057eb191d7ad6f1b395ffd93d1aa45587811
 
 post_install() {
 	sed -n 1,29p google/protobuf/__init__.py >LICENSE