diff --git a/srcpkgs/simgear/template b/srcpkgs/simgear/template
index 5df160f8d1b..62d4825bb8d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/simgear/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/simgear/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'simgear'
 pkgname=simgear
-version=2017.2.1
-revision=2
+version=2017.3.1
+revision=1
 # XXX: always keep in sync with flightgear version!
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DENABLE_TESTS=OFF -Wdev"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ maintainer="Jürgen Buchmüller <pullmoll@t-online.de>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="http://www.flightgear.org/"
 distfiles="$SOURCEFORGE_SITE/project/flightgear/release-${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=9924592c01cb41ad66a0ff1dc43b7678ceec69fb573d3f4e4637e26c247c7a9e
+checksum=0ee08550b737b249dcc91590ec0cb9c5dc9080998f6ba66a7d7209cdfce6e1f4
 
 # Suppress warnings regarding auto_ptr
 CXXFLAGS="-Wno-deprecated-declarations"