diff --git a/srcpkgs/difftastic/template b/srcpkgs/difftastic/template
index a3382e79ca2..041a02c7745 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/difftastic/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/difftastic/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'difftastic'
 pkgname=difftastic
-version=0.49.0
+version=0.50.0
 revision=1
 build_style=cargo
 short_desc="Structural diff tool that understands syntax"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="https://difftastic.wilfred.me.uk"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Wilfred/difftastic/master/CHANGELOG.md"
 distfiles="https://static.crates.io/crates/difftastic/difftastic-${version}.crate"
-checksum=62a84f868779bb073e05bed05bd9875971b2d0de53553c64a35e2b696f7236b0
+checksum=1540d41fd6ceec7210cdebcfb448bfd5698f4312bada58d6fbc3ad4181b67abb
 
 if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
 	XBPS_CROSS_RUSTFLAGS+=" -latomic"
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
 	fi
 fi
 
-pre_build() {
-	cargo update --package crossbeam-channel@0.5.4 --precise 0.5.8 # yanked
-}
-
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }