diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-matplotlib/template b/srcpkgs/python-matplotlib/template
index 9318dc76d52..11db65c44fb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-matplotlib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-matplotlib/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-matplotlib'
 pkgname=python-matplotlib
-version=2.1.1
+version=2.1.2
 revision=1
 wrksrc="matplotlib-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ depends="python-matplotlib-data>=${version}_${revision} python-numpy
 pycompile_module="matplotlib mpl_toolkits pylab.py"
 short_desc="Python2 2D/3D plotting library"
 maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
-homepage="http://matplotlib.org/"
+homepage="https://matplotlib.org/"
 license="matplotlib, BSD, MIT"
-distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/m/matplotlib/matplotlib-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=659f5e1aa0e0f01488c61eff47560c43b8be511c6a29293d7f3896ae17bd8b23
+distfiles="https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=613d79282a0a8ba88cfc52dbcf1b08ab070dae395c3d313d141ccc3f87e3c9fa
 
 export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/tmp
 
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ pre_build() {
 	sed -i 's,\(site-packages/matplotlib/mpl-data\),/etc,' matplotlibrc.template
 }
 post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE/LICENSE
 	# remove data files
 	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/python*/site-packages/matplotlib/mpl-data
 }