diff --git a/srcpkgs/brillo/template b/srcpkgs/brillo/template
index 56a8b663c92..3e862618cce 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/brillo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/brillo/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'brillo'
 pkgname=brillo
-version=1.3.1
+version=1.4.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 wrksrc="${pkgname}-v${version}"
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ make_build_target="dist"
 make_install_args="install-dist"
 hostmakedepends="go-md2man"
 conf_files="/etc/apparmor.d/bin.brillo"
-short_desc="Backlight and Keyboard LED control tool"
+short_desc="Control the brightness of backlight and keyboard LED devices"
 maintainer="Cameron Nemo <camerontnorman@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://gitlab.com/cameronnemo/brillo"
 distfiles="${homepage}/-/archive/v${version}/${wrksrc}.tar.gz"
-checksum=5dc1ca0b29109daa27759be6aee0dcd05defbf09f4434f0136f13462d5b56792
+checksum=e87b42c5331432d61102dcd37c67a58110cc84b0b06524842db463ee79437b5a