diff --git a/srcpkgs/AppStream/template b/srcpkgs/AppStream/template
index 23a285497ad..bee74dee2db 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/AppStream/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/AppStream/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'AppStream'
 pkgname=AppStream
-version=0.16.1
+version=0.16.2
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
 build_helper="gir qemu"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://github.com/ximion/appstream"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ximion/appstream/master/NEWS"
 distfiles="https://github.com/ximion/appstream/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=266c75a302064ad7e50905a365fa64537268c318cb1cf19dd003911a781d6797
+checksum=9a2ebe660704878ab795470a72cd53049408ddd9da6e9cb45232cf0ed6505660
 conf_files="/etc/appstream.conf"
 triggers="appstream-cache"