diff --git a/srcpkgs/freetype/template b/srcpkgs/freetype/template
index f335411df9a..7c653ecb2f4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/freetype/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/freetype/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template build file 'freetype'.
 pkgname=freetype
-version=2.8.1
+version=2.9
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="http://www.freetype.org/"
 license="GPL-2"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
-checksum=e5435f02e02d2b87bb8e4efdcaa14b1f78c9cf3ab1ed80f94b6382fb6acc7d78
+checksum=e6ffba3c8cef93f557d1f767d7bc3dee860ac7a3aaff588a521e081bc36f4c8a
 
 build_options="v35 v38 v40"
 build_options_default="v40"