diff --git a/srcpkgs/i3status/template b/srcpkgs/i3status/template
index 8b4b6432b39..d43d8a24614 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/i3status/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/i3status/template
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Template file for 'i3status'
 pkgname=i3status
-version=2.8
-revision=3
+version=2.9
+revision=1
+build_pie=yes
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 hostmakedepends="asciidoc pkg-config"
 makedepends="yajl-devel confuse-devel wireless_tools-devel alsa-lib-devel libcap-devel"
@@ -10,9 +11,9 @@ conf_files="/etc/i3status.conf"
 short_desc="Generates status bar to use with dzen2 or xmobar"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="BSD"
-homepage="http://i3.zekjur.net/i3status/"
+homepage="http://www.i3wm.org/i3status/"
 distfiles="${homepage}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=ab06c5dd454354e6fc64354082616115082b70dc3906361bce5a02beb0f807fe
+checksum=42eb09500c625fcac9a7125a29e7bf532ca4b8540942418ee3253aa15e5e9de3
 
 post_install() {
 	# detect dhcpcd.