diff --git a/srcpkgs/libcxx/template b/srcpkgs/libcxx/template
index 8e02ac75f17..6d447a4a3a3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libcxx/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libcxx/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'libcxx'
 pkgname=libcxx
-version=3.4
+version=3.6.0
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 hostmakedepends="cmake"
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ short_desc="New implementation of the C++ standard library, targeting C++11"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://libcxx.llvm.org"
 license="BSD"
-distfiles="http://www.llvm.org/releases/${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.src.tar.gz"
-checksum=bd9f200279f0eb19fc28ed2d9d607dfd38e2e7d92bf52e7fb2161f89212e0deb
+distfiles="http://www.llvm.org/releases/${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.src.tar.xz"
+checksum=299c1e82b0086a79c5c1aa1885ea3be3bbce6979aaa9b886409b14f9b387fbb7
+wrksrc=${pkgname}-${version}.src
 
 libcxx-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development files"