diff --git a/srcpkgs/elixir/template b/srcpkgs/elixir/template
index eb118bc4e4a..9a64d86070e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/elixir/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/elixir/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'elixir'
 pkgname=elixir
-version=1.6.0
+version=1.6.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_check_target="test"
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ maintainer="Duncaen <duncaen@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="http://elixir-lang.org/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=28d93afac480a279b75c3e57ce53fb4c027217c8db55a19d364efe8ceccd1b40
+checksum=91109a1774e9040fb10c1692c146c3e5a102e621e9c48196bfea7b828d54544c