diff --git a/srcpkgs/git/template b/srcpkgs/git/template
index 5bad0d39ebb..cf894a98ae0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/git/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/git/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for "git"
 pkgname=git
-version=2.16.0
+version=2.16.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-curl --with-expat --with-tcltk --with-libpcre2
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="http://git-scm.com/"
 license="GPL-2"
 distfiles="https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=0d10764e66b3d650dee0d99a1c77afa4aaae5e739c0973fcc1c5b9e6516e30f8
+checksum=cfad4337f2fdbfc1e2c8abce5e17e1dd4e1718a34ac2cbe3238fbe2426f2ea19
 
 subpackages="git-cvs git-svn git-perl gitk git-gui git-all"