diff --git a/templates/fontconfig/template b/templates/fontconfig/template
index 38bb5b15070..9f394a4c158 100644
--- a/templates/fontconfig/template
+++ b/templates/fontconfig/template
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Template build file for 'fontconfig'.
 pkgname=fontconfig
-version=2.6.0
+version=2.7.1
 distfiles="http://www.fontconfig.org/release/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--enable-docs --with-cache-dir=/var/cache/$pkgname"
 short_desc="Library for configuring and customizing font access"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=a9a639eaa0e5666606a4657cc1494eb6df820fac7e5a2aa0c3f7e703b7c8d8a5
+checksum=08502404aa451ddc5f9ca4bf45cc3b3f1e86e3f0779ff273c72e1c48e0c25b94
 long_desc="
  Fontconfig is a library for configuring and customizing font access.