diff --git a/srcpkgs/borg/template b/srcpkgs/borg/template
index 44af674fdfb..c1e7dfa3789 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/borg/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/borg/template
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'borg'
 pkgname=borg
-version=1.2.4
-revision=2
+version=1.2.6
+revision=1
 build_style=python3-module
 make_check_args="-k not((benchmark)or(readonly))"
 make_check_target="build/lib.*/borg/testsuite"
-hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools_scm python3-pkgconfig python3-Cython"
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools_scm python3-pkgconfig python3-Cython0.29"
 makedepends="python3-devel openssl-devel acl-devel liblz4-devel
  libzstd-devel xxHash-devel"
 depends="python3-msgpack python3-packaging python3-pyfuse3"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://www.borgbackup.org"
 changelog="https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/stable/changes.html#changelog"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/b/borgbackup/borgbackup-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=a4bd54e9469e81b7a30a6711423115abc818d9cd844ecb1ca0e6104bc5374da8
+checksum=b7a6f8f086039eeec79070b914f3c651ed7f3612c965374af910d277c7a2139d
 
 export BORG_OPENSSL_PREFIX="${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr"
 export BORG_LIBLZ4_PREFIX="${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr"