diff --git a/srcpkgs/libyaml/template b/srcpkgs/libyaml/template
index 8ab12b6ecba..6150f4c36e7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libyaml/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libyaml/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'libyaml'
 pkgname=libyaml
-version=0.1.5
+version=0.1.6
 revision=1
 wrksrc="yaml-${version}"
 build_style=gnu-configure
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="http://pyyaml.org/wiki/LibYAML"
 distfiles="http://pyyaml.org/download/libyaml/yaml-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=fa87ee8fb7b936ec04457bc044cd561155e1000a4d25029867752e543c2d3bef
+checksum=7da6971b4bd08a986dd2a61353bc422362bd0edcc67d7ebaac68c95f74182749
 
 post_install() {
 	vinstall LICENSE 644 usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}