diff --git a/srcpkgs/libmaxminddb/template b/srcpkgs/libmaxminddb/template
index 1bf9f18a1f1..7f5de9d8461 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libmaxminddb/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libmaxminddb/template
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 # Template file for 'libmaxminddb'
 pkgname=libmaxminddb
-version=1.3.2
+version=1.9.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-short_desc="A library for working with MaxMind DB files"
+checkdepends="perl"
+short_desc="C library for the MaxMind DB file format"
 maintainer="Elie ROUDNINSKI <xademax@gmail.com>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
-homepage="https://maxmind.github.io/${pkgname}/"
+homepage="https://maxmind.github.io/libmaxminddb/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/maxmind/${pkgname}/releases/download/${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=e6f881aa6bd8cfa154a44d965450620df1f714c6dc9dd9971ad98f6e04f6c0f0
+checksum=a80682a89d915fdf60b35d316232fb04ebf36fff27fda9bd39fe8a38d3cd3f12
 
 libmaxminddb-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development files"