diff --git a/srcpkgs/rustup/template b/srcpkgs/rustup/template
index 72ac5722d5e..79fa51e502f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rustup/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rustup/template
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 # Template file for 'rustup'
 pkgname=rustup
-version=1.16.0
+version=1.17.0
 revision=1
 wrksrc="${pkgname}.rs-${version}"
 build_style=cargo
 configure_args="--features no-self-update --bin rustup-init"
 hostmakedepends="perl pkg-config"
 makedepends="libressl-devel zlib-devel libcurl-devel"
-short_desc="The Rust toolchain installer"
+short_desc="Rust toolchain installer"
 maintainer="Daniel Lee Ramírez <dleeram@protonmail.com>"
 license="Apache-2.0, MIT"
 homepage="https://www.rustup.rs"
 distfiles="https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/${pkgname}.rs/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=8c4ffeda2088dbdd5ea2eac8acef5ddd57dfcfe1f06a503e3da790f93161e1a6
+checksum=6db73f9684b4d93de47cd511ebd56c2821c37bb41054a4a60060b496764f1f4d
 
 do_install() {
 	vbin target/${RUST_TARGET}/release/rustup-init