diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-boto/template b/srcpkgs/python-boto/template
index 916d3ba164b..cead5e74521 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-boto/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-boto/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'python-boto'
 pkgname=python-boto
-version=2.48.0
-revision=3
+version=2.49.0
+revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="boto-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ short_desc="Python interface to Amazon Web Services (Python2)"
 maintainer="Michael Aldridge <maldridge@VoidLinux.eu>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="http://docs.pythonboto.org/"
-distfiles="https://github.com/boto/boto/archive/$version.tar.gz"
-checksum=60aaf9f69eb033742fae4332462fac527e56df7b52b407af7866835abfa2a99e
+changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/boto/boto/develop/docs/source/releasenotes/v${version}.rst"
+distfiles="https://github.com/boto/boto/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=3dbefd4f4542f85a323d4f54601f31ed4d362fc87945245f32e4a85029513314
 alternatives="
  boto:asadmin:/usr/bin/asadmin2
  boto:bundle_image:/usr/bin/bundle_image2