diff --git a/srcpkgs/exiftool/template b/srcpkgs/exiftool/template
index bb2939b87a1..5385e6ce6ab 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/exiftool/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/exiftool/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template build file for 'exiftool'
 pkgname=exiftool
-version=9.78
+version=9.79
 revision=1
 noarch="yes"
 wrksrc="Image-ExifTool-${version}"
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ maintainer="Steven R <dev@styez.com>"
 homepage="http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/"
 license="GPL"
 distfiles="http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/Image-ExifTool-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=b85c66bc8f6a3b151b3258954969b8fa77c25f0f28be1ba45c6fc1877e12455f
+checksum=de3da090fad0d9ff99e115cd37f2ebb6f0b47c0a8587e804b17e4ef116d74811