diff --git a/srcpkgs/prometheus/template b/srcpkgs/prometheus/template
index 0ad6b23568f..2ed31913f98 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/prometheus/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/prometheus/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'prometheus'
 pkgname=prometheus
-version=1.6.0
+version=1.6.1
 revision=1
 build_style=go
 go_import_path="github.com/prometheus/prometheus"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://prometheus.io/"
 short_desc="Monitoring system and time series database"
 distfiles="https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=eba5e1d58ee58c1c87e34eb89487c22876782071ee7f7711ac206c9abb00b1e5
+checksum=ecc9ce94fce45994c23b76eb0c5acbb1b942513be601872c8cd74d0821450c5e
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE