diff --git a/srcpkgs/binutils/template b/srcpkgs/binutils/template
index 9c67ee4d6fa..2ee77276d84 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/binutils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/binutils/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'binutils'
 pkgname=binutils
-version=2.28
+version=2.29
 revision=1
 bootstrap=yes
 short_desc="GNU binary utilities"
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/"
 license="GPL-3"
 distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
-checksum=6297433ee120b11b4b0a1c8f3512d7d73501753142ab9e2daa13c5a3edd32a72
+checksum=29a29549869039aad75fdf507ac30366da5ad0b974fbff4a8e7148dbf4f40ebf
 
 if [ "$CHROOT_READY" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends="flex perl"