diff --git a/srcpkgs/file/template b/srcpkgs/file/template
index dcef40b1cc0..429b16214ba 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/file/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/file/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'file'
 pkgname=file
-version=5.27
+version=5.28
 revision=1
 bootstrap=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="http://www.darwinsys.com/file/"
 license="2-clause-BSD"
 distfiles="ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/file-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=c2e7d509b1167c4915901ecd257ee924d229a348bf988df6d1934ef0fa34a1a7
+checksum=0ecb5e146b8655d1fa84159a847ee619fc102575205a0ff9c6cc60fc5ee2e012
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	# XXX cross compilation needs exactly the same version for the host