diff --git a/srcpkgs/earlyoom/template b/srcpkgs/earlyoom/template
index 88c8377214c..a53e9a32c25 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/earlyoom/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/earlyoom/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'earlyoom'
 pkgname=earlyoom
-version=1.6
+version=1.6.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_check_target=test
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/rfjakob/earlyoom"
 distfiles="https://github.com/rfjakob/${pkgname}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=b81804fc4470f996014d52252a87a1cf3b43d3d8754140035b10dcee349302b8
+checksum=bcd3fab4da5e1dddec952a0974c866ec90c5f9159c995f9162c45488c4d03340
 CFLAGS="-DVERSION='\"${version}\"'"
 
 do_install() {