diff --git a/srcpkgs/waypipe/INSTALL.msg b/srcpkgs/waypipe/INSTALL.msg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..13af63bc124
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/waypipe/INSTALL.msg
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+CAUTION: Waypipe>=0.7.0 uses a new wire protocol, and won't work with
+previous versions.
diff --git a/srcpkgs/waypipe/template b/srcpkgs/waypipe/template
index 9b07a2530cc..229137b8e36 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/waypipe/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/waypipe/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'waypipe'
 pkgname=waypipe
-version=0.6.1
+version=0.7.0
 revision=1
 wrksrc="${pkgname}-v${version}"
 build_style=meson
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ maintainer="Érico Nogueira <ericonr@disroot.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mstoeckl/waypipe"
 distfiles="https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mstoeckl/waypipe/-/archive/v${version}/${pkgname}-v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=95114f0f4e52cbd8d054c3119265d9006c9f39550961dea58f72b984075d7bce
+checksum=ce14508af422acc212b4eee6faae4c84e082abd8b3b85655bec36e942200b9fa
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING LICENSE