diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index a3fe328a7dc..c8b7fe9ddca 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -1428,6 +1428,7 @@ libeo.so.1 efl-1.8.1_1
 libethumb_client.so.1 efl-1.8.1_1
 libethumb.so.1 efl-1.8.1_1
 libevas.so.1 efl-1.8.1_1
+libefl.so.1 efl-1.12.0_1
 libelementary.so.1 elementary-1.8.0_1
 libcjs.so.0 cjs-2.0.0_1
 libcjs-dbus.so.0 cjs-2.0.0_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/efl/template b/srcpkgs/efl/template
index 74b26f6e14e..7249dfd93af 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/efl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/efl/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'efl'
 pkgname=efl
-version=1.11.4
+version=1.12.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-multisense --enable-image-loader-webp CXX="
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ short_desc="Enlightenment Foundation Libraries"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="BSD"
 distfiles="http://download.enlightenment.org/rel/libs/efl/efl-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=3e5aba667b6cdfb2fb89aa637fa8ee92abc2d9950420cf2b4c540809f238fc78
+checksum=a3f536cd75ca7caac8d61805a53a99ecdcb4ccf1953f081c492dbecee282ef15
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends+="  automake gettext-devel libtool efl>=${version}"