diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-gevent/template b/srcpkgs/python-gevent/template
index e3bf0c9cb5a..2bbabee00fc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-gevent/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-gevent/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'python-gevent'
 pkgname=python-gevent
-version=1.3.7
-revision=2
+version=1.4.0
+revision=1
 wrksrc="gevent-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
 pycompile_module="gevent"
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ makedepends="python-devel python3-devel libev-devel c-ares-devel"
 depends="python-greenlet"
 short_desc="Coroutine-based Python2 networking library"
 maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
-homepage="http://www.gevent.org/"
 license="MIT"
+homepage="http://www.gevent.org/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/gevent/gevent/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=878a83ed503bcbf97686c1cc4b28701cb3a5b8a97e92c9566b4c9f89ef1b5715
+checksum=7dee57c362240b3c15d2f9c50d4b0bb13f4cca25a9fe7adf3ae7c76ddc5e73f4
 
 export LIBEV_EMBED=0
 export CARES_EMBED=0