diff --git a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/rsyslog-mysql.template b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/rsyslog-mysql.template
index d9926c8c64f..f4ad0c87889 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/rsyslog-mysql.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/rsyslog-mysql.template
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ long_desc="${long_desc}
 
  This package contains the MySQL add-on to store log messages."
 
-revision=1
-
 Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run zlib
 Add_dependency run libssl
diff --git a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
index 5a3239b45d2..50fa422c28b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Template file for 'rsyslog'
 pkgname=rsyslog
-version=5.6.0
+version=5.6.2
 distfiles="http://www.rsyslog.com/files/download/rsyslog/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--enable-gnutls --enable-mysql --enable-pgsql
 --enable-imdiag --enable-imfile --enable-mail --enable-gssapi-krb5"
 short_desc="An Enhanced multi-threaded syslog daemon"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=54dde8f250aa641d810cafc6745403a753bc2822b6aeef0df094cb7103a3c505
+checksum=09c86194f48d2c8ba3dc27b78b19a4175e90c77f9fe13ea97ba226584b69598c
 long_desc="
  Rsyslog is an enhanced multi-threaded syslogd supporting, among
  others, MySQL, PgSQL, syslog/tcp, RFC 3195, permitted sender lists,