diff --git a/srcpkgs/global/template b/srcpkgs/global/template
index de2e1f7727b..e359c8911a0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/global/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/global/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'global'
 pkgname=global
-version=6.5.7
+version=6.6
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-static --with-exuberant-ctags=/usr/bin/ctags
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ maintainer="Renato Aguiar <contact@renatoaguiar.org>"
 license="GPL-3"
 homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/global/"
 distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=d9c08fa524f9499b54241cb2d72f8a7df01453b6d5e012a63784ded08e3acd32
+checksum=87a86ea972429e2c983f8359e91ce64facccdc76215ef5225c0baf3f6f087527