diff --git a/srcpkgs/memcached/template b/srcpkgs/memcached/template
index 4560138372d..3e618f622ea 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/memcached/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/memcached/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'memcached'
 pkgname=memcached
-version=1.5.14
+version=1.5.16
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-seccomp"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="http://www.memcached.org"
 changelog="https://github.com/memcached/memcached/wiki/ReleaseNotes${version//./}"
 distfiles="http://memcached.org/files/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=9c5bdf29a780fb6c6f7c9eaaeeda0583efdf663193758c3e316c969a510af2a9
+checksum=45a22c890dc1edb27db567fb4c9c25b91bfd578477c08c5fb10dca93cc62cc5a
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING LICENSE