diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-urllib3/template b/srcpkgs/python-urllib3/template
index 583cfe4e599..532f4c7f751 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-urllib3/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-urllib3/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-urllib3'
 pkgname=python-urllib3
-version=1.15.1
+version=1.16
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="urllib3-${version}"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="https://github.com/shazow/urllib3"
 license="MIT"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/u/urllib3/urllib3-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=d0a1dc60433f7e9b90b4f085f1d45753174b4594558b29eda0009abe0b82da4c
+checksum=63d479478ddfc83bbc11577dc16d47835c5179ac13e550118ca143b62c4bf9ab
 
 post_install() {
 	# replace bundled copy of six