diff --git a/srcpkgs/afl/template b/srcpkgs/afl/template
index 0d4b79e4666..0f672bbce06 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/afl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/afl/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'afl'
 pkgname=afl
-version=1.28b
+version=1.56b
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 # x86 only currently
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/afl/"
 distfiles="http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/afl/releases/afl-${version}.tgz"
-checksum=27f71c745c4ec3baeb407cee3274c683f83b57489a54742370db8c7d6aeb1039
+checksum=046aeb1768316223c49130b16a23126511cfaf3be05fd1e7812102c97c6a4fd9