diff --git a/srcpkgs/vala/template b/srcpkgs/vala/template
index a724fb0d20b..e53838e7532 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vala/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vala/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'vala'
 pkgname=vala
 # Should be kept in sync with 'valadoc' (shared distfiles)
-version=0.56.5
+version=0.56.9
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-valadoc"
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Vala"
 changelog="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/vala/raw/master/NEWS"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/vala/${version%.*}/vala-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=2b4292e7301de5fe904e67618116bc4027f60130a242b4a2228a295e6357b48c
+checksum=55578c7c4f067ace028e541806af240f8084cb6ff0cc554caa8ac08cbf8bce2f
 shlib_provides="libvalaccodegen.so"
-make_check=extended
+make_check=extended # take a lot of time
 
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -if