diff --git a/srcpkgs/mercurial/template b/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
index d071c25c54..c859c0b7df 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'mercurial'
 pkgname=mercurial
-version=2.9.2
+version=3.0
 revision=1
 lib32disabled=yes
 build_style=python-module
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="http://mercurial.selenic.com"
 distfiles="${homepage}/release/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=86462b3a1518e137cfe813dc273b8acb120ad71230a1813c0dc9335223b38f53
+checksum=640c96556a4524df2169c6706a4f68997c5bf5862b5971b3c2ee13ed4c349cfb
 
 post_install() {
 	vmkdir usr/share/man/man1