diff --git a/srcpkgs/babeld/template b/srcpkgs/babeld/template
index a810d6a6522..c5dc9a305cb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/babeld/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/babeld/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'babeld'
 pkgname=babeld
-version=1.8.5
+version=1.9.1
 revision=1
 wrksrc=babeld-babeld-${version}
 build_style=gnu-makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ maintainer="lemmi <lemmi@nerd2nerd.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://www.irif.fr/~jch/software/babel/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/jech/babeld/archive/babeld-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=91192a7d6f7e99ad6a68d696c2e7b174f8e1413c693d4dc31c77d04e24b64f3c
+checksum=16e18dbd9f8442feaa68487f5919a8ff8f7d95c62a9c7a3c42b7adf31bd4a9b3
 
 do_install() {
 	vbin babeld