diff --git a/srcpkgs/pgbouncer/template b/srcpkgs/pgbouncer/template
index 1049a1594d0..f20a2957eaa 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pgbouncer/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pgbouncer/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'pgbouncer'
 pkgname=pgbouncer
-version=1.15.0
-revision=2
+version=1.16.0
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="libevent-devel"
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ license="ISC"
 homepage="https://pgbouncer.github.io/"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pgbouncer/pgbouncer/master/NEWS.md"
 distfiles="https://pgbouncer.github.io/downloads/files/${version}/pgbouncer-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=e05a9e158aa6256f60aacbcd9125d3109155c1001a1d1c15d33a37c685d31380
+checksum=a4a391618bb83caaee2a8cd9653974f4c1b98b95987d5cabbbeb801da6342652
+make_check=ci-skip # Postgres server can't be run as root
 
 pre_check() {
 	. /etc/profile.d/postgresql13.sh