diff --git a/srcpkgs/packer/template b/srcpkgs/packer/template
index 018c81b5b06..c240a0917d2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/packer/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/packer/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'packer'
 pkgname=packer
-version=1.6.6
+version=1.7.0
 revision=1
 build_style=go
 go_import_path="github.com/hashicorp/packer"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ maintainer="Andrea Brancaleoni <abc@pompel.me>"
 license="MPL-2.0"
 homepage="http://www.packer.io"
 distfiles="https://${go_import_path}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=76b2108fce383b558717ce42a23b8bce5f7ab81d7cc64d18a5746d87e0454e43
+checksum=9235d5938a055a647b01041c3509b525e038e5bab76147155fcd3fd256f2bafe
 replaces="packer-bin>=0"
 
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in