diff --git a/srcpkgs/wget/template b/srcpkgs/wget/template
index 95ba1fe1e47..ab1d5daae4c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wget/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/wget/template
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Template file for 'wget'
 pkgname=wget
-version=1.16.3
-revision=5
+version=1.17
+revision=1
+build_pie=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="$(vopt_if ssl '--with-ssl=openssl') $(vopt_if gnutls '--with-ssl=gnutls')"
 hostmakedepends="perl pkg-config"
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/wget.html"
 license="GPL-3"
 distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
-checksum=67f7b7b0f5c14db633e3b18f53172786c001e153d545cfc85d82759c5c2ffb37
+checksum=bd69d63acbf329a8286ccebbe63cd4fecc998718131a0d4b2ab9239542d2bb87
 
 build_options="gnutls ssl"
 build_options_default="ssl"