diff --git a/srcpkgs/pylint/template b/srcpkgs/pylint/template
index 3942cc8a50d..e723adfd279 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pylint/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pylint/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'pylint'
 pkgname=pylint
-version=1.7.1
+version=1.7.2
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="pylint-${version}"
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.pylint.org/"
 license="GPL-2"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/pylint/pylint-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=8b4a7ab6cf5062e40e2763c0b4a596020abada1d7304e369578b522e46a6264a
+checksum=ea6afb93a9ed810cf52ff3838eb3a15e2bf6a81b80de0eaede1ce442caa5ca69
 
 alternatives="
  pylint:epylint:/usr/bin/epylint2