diff --git a/srcpkgs/zlib/template b/srcpkgs/zlib/template
index e7f4699563..78e9531b62 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/zlib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/zlib/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template build file for 'zlib'
 pkgname=zlib
-version=1.2.8
-revision=6
+version=1.2.9
+revision=1
 bootstrap=yes
 build_style=configure
 short_desc="A compression/decompression Library"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="zlib"
 homepage="http://www.zlib.net"
 distfiles="$homepage/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
-checksum=36658cb768a54c1d4dec43c3116c27ed893e88b02ecfcb44f2166f9c0b7f2a0d
+checksum=73ab302ef31ed1e74895d2af56f52f5853f26b0370f3ef21954347acec5eaa21
 
 do_configure() {
 	LDFLAGS= LDSHAREDLIBC= ./configure --prefix=/usr --shared