diff --git a/templates/tar/template b/templates/tar/template
index 20343448c11..15b9506f39b 100644
--- a/templates/tar/template
+++ b/templates/tar/template
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Template build file for 'tar'.
 pkgname=tar
 sourcepkg=tar
-version=1.20
+version=1.21
 distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/tar/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 short_desc="The GNU tape archiver with remote magnetic tape support"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=be8bf33afb5adc2377e45d94693ffd46b75f267f9b808df0c7006e51211f9deb
+checksum=dc6c70d2071ca4a928460b6d68ab500a32e67d50255261a0d17765a307aeb350
 long_desc="
  GNU tar, originally shipped as NetBSD's \"tar\" up to version 1.3, is a
  full-featured tar command that can access remote and local magnetic tapes,