diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template b/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
index cdf0cdaf33c..e8e2672665b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-setuptools'
 pkgname=python-setuptools
-version=12.0.1
+version=12.0.3
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="setuptools-${version}"
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="https://bitbucket.org/pypa/setuptools"
 license="PSF"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/s/setuptools/setuptools-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=35c3d6db79c662f1fc1c5105bc7cd3983d44071ebf5f9e00453792ea1335d5ab
+checksum=aa995fc91d203d02630bf54f9d898b7b337cbefb3f8d05d33de2b0d64a601ef8
 
 post_extract() {
 	cp -a ${wrksrc} /tmp/setuptools-2.7