diff --git a/srcpkgs/gdbm/template b/srcpkgs/gdbm/template
index 72dab398d64..48081013cbe 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gdbm/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gdbm/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'gdbm'
 pkgname=gdbm
-version=1.16
+version=1.17
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-libgdbm-compat --disable-rpath"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="http://www.gnu.org.ua/software/gdbm/"
 distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=c8a18bc6259da0c3eefefb018f8aa298fddc6f86c6fc0f0dec73270896ab512f
+checksum=7cd8cc2e35b1aaede6084ea57cc9447752f498daaea854100a4bad567614977d
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends="libtool automake gettext-devel"