diff --git a/srcpkgs/codeblocks/template b/srcpkgs/codeblocks/template
index 81287ecab60..ba6ed66534c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/codeblocks/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/codeblocks/template
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'codeblocks'
 pkgname=codeblocks
-version=16.01
-revision=3
-wrksrc=${pkgname}-${version}.release
+version=17.12
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config zip"
 makedepends="gtk+-devel wxWidgets-devel"
@@ -11,8 +10,8 @@ short_desc="Free C, C++ and Fortran IDE"
 maintainer="Jürgen Buchmüller <pullmoll@t-online.de>"
 license="GPL-3"
 homepage="http://www.codeblocks.org"
-distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}_${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=30fb9d206df4ab3c2e2fec2451a0a7c9723bfed9a673cc9be71e881c529d5a03
+distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/Sources/${version}/${pkgname}_${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=13881a0a72769694e82e531b8e7814d51fbf1fa122c73c5004e186560fbc57e0
 nocross="executes binary 'auto_revision' when building"
 
 CXXFLAGS="-std=c++11 -fpermissive"