diff --git a/srcpkgs/libaom/template b/srcpkgs/libaom/template
index 10e48191d20..858f420e950 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libaom/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libaom/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'libaom'
 pkgname=libaom
-version=3.6.0
+version=3.6.1
 revision=1
 create_wrksrc=yes
 build_style=cmake
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ homepage="https://aomedia.org/"
 changelog="https://aomedia.googlesource.com/aom/+/master/CHANGELOG"
 distfiles="https://aomedia.googlesource.com/aom/+archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 # unstable checksum use content hash
-checksum=@07e101dfe89500bdef1d3cfc0301ada7627cc0fa9b324d84e36ddbd76594933c
+checksum=@b0ab6b38f5c0533d48ad5a5ff34e207feea6998a27a215a476eccfe9b7f3ecce
 make_check=ci-skip # takes a lot of time
 
 # aom segfaults with default musl stack size