diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-Babel/template b/srcpkgs/python-Babel/template
index b87f38cf4b9..25a8384bb14 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-Babel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-Babel/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-Babel'
 pkgname=python-Babel
-version=2.5.1
+version=2.5.3
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="${pkgname#*-}-${version}"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://babel.pocoo.org/"
 license="3-clause-BSD"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/B/Babel/Babel-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=6007daf714d0cd5524bbe436e2d42b3c20e68da66289559341e48d2cd6d25811
+checksum=8ce4cb6fdd4393edd323227cba3a077bceb2a6ce5201c902c65e730046f41f14
 alternatives="babel:pybabel:/usr/bin/pybabel2"
 
 post_install() {