diff --git a/srcpkgs/gitui/template b/srcpkgs/gitui/template
index 1f621c355fe..1ea290dcb60 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gitui/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gitui/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'gitui'
 pkgname=gitui
-version=0.14.0
+version=0.16.1
 revision=1
 build_style=cargo
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config python3"
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ short_desc="Blazing fast terminal-ui for git"
 maintainer="Jan Christian Grünhage <jan.christian@gruenhage.xyz>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui"
-distfiles="${homepage}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=4312e6028c314bde12c7515a76aaa1fae518c8cefa6ab2e3a1a70c680e7dcb6a
+distfiles="https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=84fd4c1c004301a12b8f96f3f9218cda5a1263e8bab8480d3857553562a057f2
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE.md