diff --git a/srcpkgs/redis/template b/srcpkgs/redis/template
index fb42cbe845..60b131b3b8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/redis/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/redis/template
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Template file for 'redis'
 pkgname=redis
-version=2.8.16
+version=2.8.17
 revision=1
 homepage="http://redis.io"
 distfiles="http://download.redis.io/releases/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 short_desc="advanced key-value store"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <eb@s01.de>"
 license="BSD"
-checksum=f3aeabb2472c166cd8e9e04390841f5fc6a306f78c95a3302fdc51b647170744
+checksum=53c7cc639571729fa57d7baa7f81aec1d5886f86bac9c66f6ad06dbdaee236a7
 system_accounts="redis"
 redis_homedir="/var/lib/redis"
 conf_files="/etc/redis/redis.conf"