diff --git a/srcpkgs/php8.0-mongodb/INSTALL.msg b/srcpkgs/php8.0-mongodb/INSTALL.msg
index a8d869ad7b0..173fab80af8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/php8.0-mongodb/INSTALL.msg
+++ b/srcpkgs/php8.0-mongodb/INSTALL.msg
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 To enable the MongoDB extension add the following line to your php.ini:
 
-	extension=mongodb.so
+	extension=mongodb
diff --git a/srcpkgs/php8.0-mongodb/template b/srcpkgs/php8.0-mongodb/template
index b3dbbfe89af..2ee673c2303 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/php8.0-mongodb/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/php8.0-mongodb/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'php8.0-mongodb'
 pkgname=php8.0-mongodb
-version=1.15.3
+version=1.16.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-php-config=/usr/bin/php-config8.0"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://pecl.php.net/package/mongodb"
 changelog="https://pecl.php.net/package-changelog.php?package=mongodb"
 distfiles="https://pecl.php.net/get/mongodb-$version.tgz"
-checksum=4f2c4e417fb606b462e870ec03656f3a97ba0b399dc24a6d9d153e9846134388
+checksum=2c5b7c7ccf6ca26d25af8487f4028390f0a7dc49efb2eb360a65840e1d6f566e
 
 pre_configure() {
 	phpize8.0