diff --git a/srcpkgs/kakoune/template b/srcpkgs/kakoune/template
index 4f308a8c698..c402141c08a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kakoune/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kakoune/template
@@ -1,21 +1,20 @@
 # Template file for 'kakoune'
 pkgname=kakoune
 reverts=20180409_1
-version=2020.09.01
-revision=2
+version=2021.08.28
+revision=1
 build_wrksrc="src"
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_build_args="debug=no gzip_man=no"
 make_install_args="debug=no gzip_man=no"
 make_use_env=yes
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
-makedepends="ncurses-devel"
 short_desc="Selection-based vim-like editor with less keystrokes"
 maintainer="Jakub Skrzypnik <j.skrzypnik@openmailbox.org>"
 license="Unlicense"
 homepage="https://kakoune.org"
 distfiles="https://github.com/mawww/kakoune/releases/download/v${version}/kakoune-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=861a89c56b5d0ae39628cb706c37a8b55bc289bfbe3c72466ad0e2757ccf0175
+checksum=6f6ed7dfd8c5723210dbd848708acf03af4b847016fd3ede96b2a89ad32276cb
 
 post_patch() {
 	vsed -i -e 's/-O3//' Makefile