diff --git a/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template b/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template
index 97477948005..1764bc6ef8c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Template file for 'harfbuzz'
 pkgname=harfbuzz
-version=3.1.2
-revision=1
+reverts="3.1.2_1"
+version=2.9.1
+revision=2
 build_style=meson
 build_helper=gir
 configure_args="-Dglib=enabled -Dfreetype=enabled -Dcairo=enabled -Dicu=enabled
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/HarfBuzz/"
 changelog="https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/raw/main/NEWS"
 distfiles="https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/releases/download/${version}/harfbuzz-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=4056b1541dd8bbd8ec29207fe30e568805c0705515632d7fec53a94399bc7945
+checksum=0edcc980f526a338452180e701d6aba6323aef457b6686976a7d17ccbddc51cf
 
 libharfbuzz_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - runtime library"