diff --git a/srcpkgs/collectd/template b/srcpkgs/collectd/template
index 692d06cc7b7..8b7b9a7a635 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/collectd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/collectd/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'collectd'
 pkgname=collectd
-version=5.6.0
-revision=2
+version=5.6.1
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="$(vopt_enable rrdtool rrdtool) $(vopt_enable perl perl)
  $(vopt_enable notify notify_desktop) --with-libiptc --enable-virt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ maintainer="Steve Prybylski <sa.prybylx@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2, MIT"
 homepage="http://collectd.org"
 distfiles="http://collectd.org/files/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=f0ffbbd91fac3682bd324a74b9b4c9eabe781394b303b5cfd457c4cfbe748623
+checksum=c30ff644f91407b4dc2d99787b99cc45ec00e538bd1cc269429d3c5e8a4aee2c
 LDFLAGS="-lgcrypt"
 
 build_options="rrdtool perl notify"