diff --git a/srcpkgs/kitty/template b/srcpkgs/kitty/template
index 4aa34e829bf..1cc5060e26d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kitty/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kitty/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'kitty'
 pkgname=kitty
-version=0.12.0
+version=0.12.1
 revision=1
 python_version=3
 hostmakedepends="ncurses pkg-config"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ maintainer="Benjamin Slade <slade@jnanam.net>"
 license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/releases/download/v${version}/kitty-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=21f59e458980c0f2c977f4dcc8f7ac287c49f0315ed7a21dcbcb341691f430d1
+checksum=ed5c18fe388e2bf569497443935eb60b0dbe971094e94fa3b0f4c442055c7915
 
 if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends+=" python3-devel wayland-devel wayland-protocols"