diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-dateutil/template b/srcpkgs/python-dateutil/template
index 6d7bfa2e529..c2d24f969bd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-dateutil/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-dateutil/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-dateutil'
 pkgname=python-dateutil
-version=2.6.0
+version=2.6.1
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 build_style=python-module
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="https://github.com/dateutil/dateutil"
 license="3-clause-BSD"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=62a2f8df3d66f878373fd0072eacf4ee52194ba302e00082828e0d263b0418d2
+checksum=891c38b2a02f5bb1be3e4793866c8df49c7d19baabf9c1bad62547e0b4866aca
 
 pre_build() {
 	# don't install zoneinfo tarball