diff --git a/srcpkgs/libssh2/template b/srcpkgs/libssh2/template
index 6ae92ced89a..b9a440cfae5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libssh2/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libssh2/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'libssh2'
 pkgname=libssh2
-version=1.5.0
+version=1.6.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-libssl-prefix=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="3-clause-BSD"
 homepage="http://www.libssh2.org/"
 distfiles="http://www.libssh2.org/download/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
-checksum=83196badd6868f5b926bdac8017a6f90fb8a90b16652d3bf02df0330d573d0fc
+checksum=5a202943a34a1d82a1c31f74094f2453c207bf9936093867f41414968c8e8215
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING LICENSE