diff --git a/srcpkgs/libcap/template b/srcpkgs/libcap/template
index 268cec57811..91ed084066a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libcap/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libcap/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'libcap'
 pkgname=libcap
-version=2.36
+version=2.40
 revision=1
 bootstrap=yes
 build_style=gnu-makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="GPL-2.0-only"
 homepage="http://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/"
 distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/libs/security/linux-privs/libcap2/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=5048c849bdbbe24d2ca59463142cb279abec5edf3ab6731ab35a596bcf538a49
+checksum=119961f62b5fae9071f1d8a6a8173b04dc21066f0c3bf227f0e1785570d2ebba
 
 if [ "$CHROOT_READY" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends="perl"