diff --git a/srcpkgs/atom/template b/srcpkgs/atom/template
index 57faf541ef6..bcc13f62bd3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/atom/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/atom/template
@@ -1,23 +1,28 @@
 # Template file for 'atom'
 pkgname=atom
-version=1.11.2
+version=1.17.0
 revision=1
 nocross=yes
 nostrip=yes
-hostmakedepends="git pkg-config python-devel nodejs git-perl"
-makedepends="python-devel GConf-devel libgnome-keyring-devel"
+hostmakedepends="git pkg-config python-devel nodejs curl"
+makedepends="python-devel GConf-devel libgnome-keyring-devel libX11-devel libxkbfile-devel"
 short_desc="Chrome-based text editor from Github"
 maintainer="Andrea Brancaleoni <abc@pompel.me>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://atom.io"
 distfiles="https://github.com/$pkgname/$pkgname/archive/v$version.tar.gz"
-checksum=b7c09d03d950b0a6aca82225f072d9005d5681887e3a7c466b0504bf64d7c5cd
+checksum=f9ccf2aa45b82bbf42a6a7fbbe5a3b7fdda99d76e77af8dee949fbcc419e94c6
 
 only_for_archs="i686 x86_64"
 
 pre_build() {
-	sed -i -e "/exception-reporting/d" \
-		-e "/metrics/d" package.json
+    local NVM_VERSION=0.33.2
+    local NODE_VERSION=6
+    curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v$NVM_VERSION/install.sh | bash
+    source $HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh
+    nvm install $NODE_VERSION
+    nvm use $NODE_VERSION
+
 	sed -e "s/<%= description %>/$pkgdesc/" \
 		-e "s|<%= appName %>|Atom|"\
 		-e "s|<%= installDir %>/share/<%= appFileName %>|/usr/bin|"\