diff --git a/srcpkgs/simgear/template b/srcpkgs/simgear/template
index f027d6d5bd8..68007eecd77 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/simgear/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/simgear/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'simgear'
 pkgname=simgear
-version=2016.4.4
+version=2017.1.2
 revision=1
 # XXX: always keep in sync with flightgear version!
 build_style=cmake
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ maintainer="Jürgen Buchmüller <pullmoll@t-online.de>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="http://www.flightgear.org/"
 distfiles="$SOURCEFORGE_SITE/project/flightgear/release-${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=5514fd0006bbfcdbdc0e2dab7da41eae491ea03a6246cc6a009590032b2fc1dc
+checksum=99d38d0478a8c8031f59376112bd54a6f996e1d363807b3bb45786384cfb2753
 
 # Suppress warnings regarding auto_ptr
 CXXFLAGS="-Wno-deprecated-declarations"