diff --git a/srcpkgs/fossil/template b/srcpkgs/fossil/template
index 674bfc2d632..63323b9f1f0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/fossil/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/fossil/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'fossil'
 pkgname=fossil
-version=2.16
+version=2.17
 revision=1
 build_style=configure
 configure_args="--disable-internal-sqlite --prefix=/usr"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ license="BSD-2-Clause"
 homepage="https://www.fossil-scm.org"
 changelog="https://www.fossil-scm.org/home/doc/trunk/www/changes.wiki"
 distfiles="https://fossil-scm.org/home/tarball/version-${version}/fossil-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=1eab740b04d98d2c35776fea65eba86007ea1441d2116943eb0a67e18a88b2fc
+checksum=21d6ee5187775113f74e55ab5ebcb1764f7226a8e59be1b2c7896cbe9dce6914
 
 post_extract() {
 	vsed -i 's/test_system_sqlite$/# &/' auto.def  # failing on cross