diff --git a/srcpkgs/libheif/template b/srcpkgs/libheif/template
index 9cf4cfc1abb..2b594485bea 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libheif/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libheif/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'libheif'
 pkgname=libheif
-version=1.6.2
+version=1.7.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="automake autoconf pkg-config libtool"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ maintainer="Kyle Nusbaum <knusbaum+void@sdf.org>"
 license="LGPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="http://www.libheif.org"
 distfiles="https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=8bc0e2cb3269e960b211b60600d95fa6f54a6ba8ea6eb8c8d3323d15ad66972b
+checksum=11645cf2536f779be82ba9c25854fb7211b0ac30458f4764f1f7de88763deb21
 
 pre_configure() {
 	./autogen.sh