diff --git a/srcpkgs/freeipmi/template b/srcpkgs/freeipmi/template
index 72675b91ec1..09a477602ce 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/freeipmi/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/freeipmi/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'freeipmi'
 pkgname=freeipmi
-version=1.5.7
-revision=2
+version=1.6.1
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--without-systemdsystemunitdir ac_cv_header_sys_stropts_h=no"
 conf_files="/etc/freeipmi/*.conf"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ license="GPL-3"
 # Changelog: http://www.gnu.org/software/freeipmi/NEWS
 homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/freeipmi/"
 distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=b46c9432e8649b87d4646bbf4da32f7e9039796fc256f4b229c94c3ac7d0bde5
+checksum=a2550e08e1f2d681efe770162125ac899022a6acf96256e5b7404eabb90db549
 
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 aarch64) configure_args+=" ac_cv_header_sys_io_h=no";;