diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-numexpr/template b/srcpkgs/python-numexpr/template
index 6e1d90c2660..5378bb9fddf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-numexpr/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-numexpr/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-numexpr'
 pkgname=python-numexpr
-version=2.5.2
+version=2.6.0
 revision=1
 wrksrc="numexpr-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="https://github.com/pydata/numexpr"
 license="MIT"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/n/numexpr/numexpr-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=7e85595cf65c8c9a850fdcb073b46f29f52a9a8ab4d0e13161b73bee1229664d
+checksum=4f31d38cbe24a4780f760761eaf13600959d0a6a72ad8f0946794128e853d144
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE.txt LICENSE