diff --git a/srcpkgs/tzdata/template b/srcpkgs/tzdata/template
index 95cca0931ba..fde30a6c9f2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tzdata/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tzdata/template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=tzdata
 wrksrc=${pkgname}
 create_wrksrc=yes
-version=2012j
+version=2013b
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 homepage="http://www.iana.org/time-zones"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ short_desc="Time zone and daylight-saving time data"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2"
 distfiles="http://www.iana.org/time-zones/repository/releases/tzdata${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=4b6a3c2831bdbb68ab1a1bf906bcf11d18ab78009713a0339da6fe96b6afceaa
+checksum=70d589d0e76a3749403d2bb404e9214c2520dda4c13e4b07b1b945ed2c64edb2
 long_desc="
  This package contains data required for the implementation of standard
  local time for many representative locations around the globe. It is