diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template b/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
index 992a67bf371..eb3556a6a70 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-setuptools'
 pkgname=python-setuptools
-version=19.5
+version=19.6
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="setuptools-${version}"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="https://bitbucket.org/pypa/setuptools"
 license="MIT"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/s/setuptools/setuptools-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=0e35250f44ee189be87ea6a6b475b67082abaeeb3905744259e2113273576fcb
+checksum=ecd48d753c1a8ecc6a2826b863a6defaafbfd4ceafc0c1d62e5362f5a86912e9
 
 pre_build() {
 	sed -i '/^#!/d' setuptools/command/easy_install.py