diff --git a/srcpkgs/praat/template b/srcpkgs/praat/template
index a302616fbf1..9a6aecc323a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/praat/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/praat/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'praat'
 pkgname=praat
-version=6.1.16
+version=6.1.27
 revision=1
 create_wrksrc=yes
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="http://www.praat.org/"
 changelog="http://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/manual/What_s_new_.html"
 distfiles="https://github.com/praat/praat/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=84b4aa52ece20f7318aa9b5aa03718d074c492cf1998df65e7d128444a0d45d1
+checksum=9d6a8a0278be6b8f0a749c820555a7c39305b407296eedd9fb0178ef6cd3d835
 
 # there are a number of pre-defined Makefiles for certain configurations
 # build options are used to choose which one to use among a selected few