diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-stem/template b/srcpkgs/python-stem/template
index 0794172c90e..a0e6fe83046 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-stem/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-stem/template
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Template file for 'python-stem'
 pkgname=python-stem
-version=1.6.0
-revision=2
+version=1.7.0
+revision=1
 noarch=yes
-wrksrc=stem-${version/b/}
+wrksrc="stem-${version/b/}"
 build_style=python-module
 pycompile_module="stem"
 hostmakedepends="python-devel python3-devel"
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ short_desc="Python2 controller library for Tor"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="LGPL-3"
 homepage="https://stem.torproject.org/"
+changelog="https://stem.torproject.org/change_log.html#version-1-7"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/s/stem/stem-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=d7fe1fb13ed5a94d610b5ad77e9f1b3404db0ca0586ded7a34afd323e3b849ed
+checksum=1b61363c32f50804a377d472761e26abed56dd9017aba43614dd4a151d7d91ab
 alternatives="stem:tor-prompt:/usr/bin/tor-prompt2"
 
 python3-stem_package() {