diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index 278d2456072..8d1e95f063e 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -515,12 +515,12 @@ libkImageAnnotator.so.0 kImageAnnotator-0.4.1_1
 libkColorPicker.so.0 kColorPicker-0.1.5_1
 libbabl-0.1.so.0 babl-0.1.16_1
 libbamf3.so.2 bamf-0.5.1_1
-libicuio.so.67 icu-libs-67.1_1
-libicui18n.so.67 icu-libs-67.1_1
-libicudata.so.67 icu-libs-67.1_1
-libicutu.so.67 icu-libs-67.1_1
-libicuuc.so.67 icu-libs-67.1_1
-libicutest.so.67 icu-libs-67.1_1
+libicuio.so.69 icu-libs-69.1_1
+libicui18n.so.69 icu-libs-69.1_1
+libicudata.so.69 icu-libs-69.1_1
+libicutu.so.69 icu-libs-69.1_1
+libicuuc.so.69 icu-libs-69.1_1
+libicutest.so.69 icu-libs-69.1_1
 libaspell.so.15 libaspell-0.60.8_2
 libpspell.so.15 libaspell-0.60.8_2
 libenchant.so.1 enchant-1.4.2_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/icu/template b/srcpkgs/icu/template
index 261c8ea7fdb..a05d0a7d35a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/icu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/icu/template
@@ -2,20 +2,21 @@
 # NOTE: Please convert this package to support progressive updates with the
 #       next soname bump.
 pkgname=icu
-version=67.1
-revision=2
+version=69.1
+revision=1
 wrksrc=icu
 build_wrksrc=source
 build_style=gnu-configure
 # use archive data instead of .so data for correct cross-compiling
 configure_args="--with-data-packaging=archive --enable-static"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+checkdepends="diffutils python3"
 short_desc="Robust and fully-featured Unicode libraries"
 maintainer="Randy McCaskill <randy@mccaskill.us>"
 license="ICU"
 homepage="https://home.unicode.org/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/unicode-org/icu/releases/download/release-${version//./-}/icu4c-${version//./_}-src.tgz"
-checksum=94a80cd6f251a53bd2a997f6f1b5ac6653fe791dfab66e1eb0227740fb86d5dc
+checksum=4cba7b7acd1d3c42c44bb0c14be6637098c7faf2b330ce876bc5f3b915d09745
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	configure_args+=" --with-cross-build=${XBPS_BUILDDIR}/${wrksrc}/host-icu"