diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index 349166c7b1a..983f6ce5854 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -4020,7 +4020,7 @@ libgtkdatabox.so.1 gtkdatabox3-1.0.0_1
 libxcvt.so.0 libxcvt-0.1.1_1
 libgf2x.so.3 gf2x-1.3.0_1
 libntl.so.44 ntl-11.5.1_1
-libflint.so.16 flintlib-2.8.0_1
+libflint.so.17 flintlib-2.9.0_1
 libarb.so.2 arb-2.20.0_1
 libec.so.8 eclib-20210625_1
 libsymmetrica.so.2 symmetrica-3.0.1_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/flintlib/template b/srcpkgs/flintlib/template
index 968dbcb525c..27f202b4434 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/flintlib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/flintlib/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'flintlib'
 pkgname=flintlib
-version=2.8.5
+version=2.9.0
 revision=1
 wrksrc="flint-${version}"
 build_style=configure
@@ -14,11 +14,10 @@ license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://flintlib.org"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wbhart/flint2/trunk/NEWS"
 distfiles="https://flintlib.org/flint-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=5911fedff911100f15781f35e3a4fa934fe60e4aea02a8c10cc8918101c1eed8
+checksum=2fc090d51033c93208e6c10d406397a53c983ae5343b958eb25f72a57a4ce76a
 
 build_options="ntl openblas"
 desc_option_ntl="enable NTL support"
-build_options_default=""
 
 if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	build_options_default+=" ntl"