diff --git a/srcpkgs/octave/template b/srcpkgs/octave/template
index 722134dfb2f..f5dec0ad05f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/octave/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/octave/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'octave'
 pkgname=octave
-version=4.2.0
+version=4.2.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="perl gcc-fortran pkg-config gnuplot"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Diogo Leal <diogo@diogoleal.com>"
 license="GPL-3"
 homepage="https://gnu.org/software/octave/"
 distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/octave/octave-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=443ba73782f3531c94bcf016f2f0362a58e186ddb8269af7dcce973562795567
+checksum=80c28f6398576b50faca0e602defb9598d6f7308b0903724442c2a35a605333b
 
 export FFLAGS="-fPIC"