diff --git a/srcpkgs/salt/template b/srcpkgs/salt/template
index 026ec9e8021..fd98a33fb2d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/salt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/salt/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'salt'
 pkgname=salt
-version=2015.8.10
+version=2016.3.0
 revision=1
 build_style=python-module
 noarch=yes
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ maintainer="Toyam Cox <Vaelatern@gmail.com>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="http://saltstack.org/"
 distfiles="$PYPI_SITE/s/salt/salt-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=4a81273ab4b01e0f1d29b28ab99a16eb94e5c430107b05491c94f3baf8b95c99
+checksum=e316dd103b7faeaa97820197e4d0d7d358519f0ca2a6dcb1d9b718eea801ed30
 
 post_install() {
 	vmkdir /etc/salt 0750