diff --git a/srcpkgs/mercurial/template b/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
index 101322a57fe..61ce2fb5bbc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 # Template file for 'mercurial'
 pkgname=mercurial
-version=1.8.4
-revision=1
-distfiles="http://mercurial.selenic.com/release/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
+version=1.9.3
+homepage="http://mercurial.selenic.com"
+distfiles="$homepage/release/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=python-module
 short_desc="Fast, lightweight source control management system"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-homepage="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial"
 license="GPL-2"
-checksum=4c9d7b8eeb5968592602795f6e67e4cf6ddf0a0e8cfc7eeda7d1a3996a3eab8f
+checksum=53d8390379b81371f60729decd15f0961777b52ed7514d29c66c1873b918d685
 long_desc="
  Mercurial is a fast, lightweight Source Control Management system
  designed for efficient handling of very large distributed projects.