diff --git a/srcpkgs/mate-desktop/template b/srcpkgs/mate-desktop/template
index 7f1e6d9d896..4a9168772c4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mate-desktop/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mate-desktop/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'mate-desktop'
 pkgname=mate-desktop
-version=1.14.1
+version=1.16.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-gtk=3.0 --disable-static --enable-mpaste
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="LGPL-3"
 homepage="http://mate-desktop.org"
 distfiles="http://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=97b5067c3b9a0b96494cf189dc94e64ac852cd21cddc27961e7b744f550d5786
+checksum=587a8da6e65386015101992e1082bb4d4d38420873c70348ba55dc9f9f63f6df
 
 # Package build options
 build_options="gir"