diff --git a/srcpkgs/janet/template b/srcpkgs/janet/template
index ae6a9114498..d3c71796a07 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/janet/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/janet/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'janet'
 pkgname=janet
-version=1.16.0
+version=1.16.1
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
 configure_args="-Db_lto=false"  # breaks jpm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://janet-lang.org/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/janet-lang/janet/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=84f83b356055557d668dd328a4242bbc652d3cb39e8431666ce391248f4c20e4
+checksum=ed9350ad7f0270e67f18a78dae4910b9534f19cd3f20f7183b757171e8cc79a5
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE