diff --git a/srcpkgs/axel/template b/srcpkgs/axel/template
index 8bdef758257..83a32a38f49 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/axel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/axel/template
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'axel'
 pkgname=axel
-version=2.5
-_patch=+git20160320.625aa0c
-revision=2
+version=2.6
+revision=1
 wrksrc=${pkgname}-${version}${_patch}
 build_style=gnu-configure
 conf_files=/etc/axelrc
@@ -10,8 +9,8 @@ short_desc="Download accelerator for FTP and HTTP"
 maintainer="Jürgen Buchmüller <pullmoll@t-online.de>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="https://axel.alioth.debian.org/"
-distfiles="${DEBIAN_SITE}/main/a/axel/axel_${version}${_patch}.orig.tar.gz"
-checksum="101f2d6578cbfc1e2767f235357bf3ce78c1655fd6dd4d90f5604a9e3a43c559"
+distfiles="${DEBIAN_SITE}/main/a/axel/axel_${version}.orig.tar.gz"
+checksum="bd9a502e955b2e015d2c71f7857d1b0a83ba420d67aa5448c1214fadc89d469e"
 
 post_install() {
 	vinstall doc/axelrc.example 644 etc axelrc