diff --git a/srcpkgs/erlang/template b/srcpkgs/erlang/template
index beb101965dc..23e199fc755 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/erlang/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/erlang/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'erlang'
 pkgname=erlang
-version=23.0.4
+version=23.1
 revision=1
 create_wrksrc=yes
 build_wrksrc="otp-OTP-${version}"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="http://www.erlang.org/"
 changelog="https://github.com/erlang/otp/releases"
 distfiles="https://github.com/erlang/otp/archive/OTP-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=29e92db80229ec7903f93e5b152c7ca721cc44b58519199ea60b8e0d583faf93
+checksum=3591903503ea70be3ef1e42abc7a3e1f8af90f2c8989506bf9832175f091e6e5
 subpackages="erlang-doc"
 
 if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then