diff --git a/srcpkgs/minicom/template b/srcpkgs/minicom/template
index 79999ce66c6..7122b1de4a1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/minicom/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/minicom/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'minicom'
 pkgname=minicom
-version=2.6.1
+version=2.7
 revision=1
 makedepends="ncurses-devel"
 build_style=gnu-configure
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ short_desc="Menu driven communications program"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="http://alioth.debian.org/projects/minicom/"
-distfiles="http://alioth.debian.org/frs/download.php/3700/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=a6e7bf533c3796f3a67a7d109f328d46497c687ed13885bd1be4ce0548fc4f56
+distfiles="https://alioth.debian.org/frs/download.php/file/3977/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=9ac3a663b82f4f5df64114b4792b9926b536c85f59de0f2d2b321c7626a904f4
 long_desc="
  Minicom is a menu driven communications program. It emulates ANSI and VT102
  terminals. It has a dialing directory and auto zmodem download."