diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-protobuf/template b/srcpkgs/python-protobuf/template
index 22d7e90859c..cc457cfd73b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-protobuf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-protobuf/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-protobuf'
 pkgname=python-protobuf
-version=3.5.2
+version=3.6.0
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="protobuf-${version}"
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
 depends="python-setuptools python-six"
 short_desc="Python2 bindings for Google Protocol Buffers"
 maintainer="Charles E. Lehner <cel@celehner.com>"
-homepage="https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
+homepage="https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/protobuf/protobuf-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=09879a295fd7234e523b62066223b128c5a8a88f682e3aff62fb115e4a0d8be0
+checksum=a37836aa47d1b81c2db1a6b7a5e79926062b5d76bd962115a0e615551be2b48d
 
 post_install() {
 	sed -n 1,29p google/protobuf/__init__.py >LICENSE