diff --git a/srcpkgs/strace/template b/srcpkgs/strace/template
index 9fee7928123..7089ad8d8a9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/strace/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/strace/template
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'strace'
 pkgname=strace
-version=4.5.20
-revision=1
-distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
+version=4.6
+distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 short_desc="System Call Tracer"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=ea8c059369eaa5ad90b246f34eab247d0ee48bfdee2670c7196320a4669ccabd
+checksum=9ef9aa41b6118578e33ef4833b8a04209d6cc062546c28efd715f283b172c28a
 long_desc="
  strace is a system call tracer, i.e. a debugging tool which prints out
  a trace of all the system calls made by a process/program."