diff --git a/srcpkgs/librdkafka/template b/srcpkgs/librdkafka/template
index f3cded7e42..4af7eb6a12 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/librdkafka/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/librdkafka/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'librdkafka'
 pkgname=librdkafka
-version=1.3.0
+version=1.4.2
 revision=1
 build_style=configure
 configure_args="--prefix=/usr"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ maintainer="Kyle Nusbaum <knusbaum+void@sdf.org>"
 license="BSD-2-Clause"
 homepage="https://github.com/edenhill/librdkafka"
 distfiles="https://github.com/edenhill/librdkafka/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=465cab533ebc5b9ca8d97c90ab69e0093460665ebaf38623209cf343653c76d2
+checksum=3b99a36c082a67ef6295eabd4fb3e32ab0bff7c6b0d397d6352697335f4e57eb
 
 librdkafka-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development files"