diff --git a/srcpkgs/botan/template b/srcpkgs/botan/template
index 3b3b4b61e68..70b119bb5e4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/botan/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/botan/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'botan'
 pkgname=botan
-version=2.3.0
+version=2.4.0
 revision=1
 wrksrc="${pkgname^}-${version}"
 build_style=gnu-makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Jürgen Buchmüller <pullmoll@t-online.de>"
 license="3-clause-BSD"
 homepage="http://botan.randombit.net/"
 distfiles="http://botan.randombit.net/releases/Botan-${version}.tgz"
-checksum=39f970fee5986a4c3e425030aef50ac284da18596c004d1a9cce7688c4e6d47c
+checksum=ed9464e2a5cfee4cd3d9bd7a8f80673b45c8a0718db2181a73f5465a606608a5
 
 LDFLAGS="-pthread"