diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-boto3/template b/srcpkgs/python3-boto3/template
index b7b2ad01979..d5599e50de6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-boto3/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-boto3/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-boto3'
 pkgname=python3-boto3
-version=1.15.16
+version=1.16.1
 revision=1
 wrksrc="boto3-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/boto/boto3"
 distfiles="https://github.com/boto/boto3/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=0947cc0f878880e54075dce924e87c78aad64095fce6f4210594ad330726fef0
+checksum=fac76b5fa680ac35ef835ebaae350a837fcd57565ae0cfd19950bfb1b1c7b084
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE