diff --git a/srcpkgs/elixir/template b/srcpkgs/elixir/template
index 4f00edbeb4d..a140ac2c17d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/elixir/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/elixir/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'elixir'
 pkgname=elixir
-version=1.5.3
+version=1.6.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 hostmakedepends="erlang"
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ maintainer="Duncaen <duncaen@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="http://elixir-lang.org/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=0fc6024b6027d87af9609b416448fd65d8927e0d05fc02410b35f4b9b9eb9629
+checksum=28d93afac480a279b75c3e57ce53fb4c027217c8db55a19d364efe8ceccd1b40