diff --git a/srcpkgs/vala/template b/srcpkgs/vala/template
index 0632a6d1874..e77a90219de 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vala/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vala/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'vala'
 pkgname=vala
-version=0.40.4
+version=0.40.6
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="flex libxslt pkg-config automake libtool"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://live.gnome.org/Vala"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/vala/${version%.*}/vala-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=379354a2a2f7ee5c4d6e0f5e88b0e32620dcd5f51972baf6d90d9f18eb689198
+checksum=6da450f1a73e0f1e17506e68cce5b9e8996349e576d3f8cb6b0b73ee22e44be2
 
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -fi