diff --git a/srcpkgs/freetype/template b/srcpkgs/freetype/template
index 3593fbca1e3..eb8f5379aa9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/freetype/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/freetype/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template build file 'freetype'.
 pkgname=freetype
-version=2.4.6
+version=2.4.7
 patch_args="-Np1"
 distfiles="${NONGNU_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu-configure
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ short_desc="Font rendering engine and library API"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.freetype.org/"
 license="GPL-2"
-checksum=24a4a57f3a6859887e91f90f93f754cfc7bf9ab9246a3a696435a0c6a7a1e92a
+checksum=ba22620479954582371286268ef75e6e932c0270ee67d6797bbf3ed9d31a5d77
 long_desc="
  FreeType is a portable, high-quality software solution for digital
  typography.  FreeType 1.3.1 was the last release of the FreeType 1