diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-simplejson/template b/srcpkgs/python-simplejson/template
index 6db615cdc84..07c688374c9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-simplejson/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-simplejson/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-simplejson'
 pkgname=python-simplejson
-version=3.16.0
+version=3.16.1
 revision=1
 wrksrc="simplejson-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ license="MIT, AFL-2.1"
 homepage="https://github.com/simplejson/simplejson"
 #changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/simplejson/simplejson/master/CHANGES.txt"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/s/simplejson/simplejson-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=b1f329139ba647a9548aa05fb95d046b4a677643070dc2afc05fa2e975d09ca5
+checksum=20c626174a3cfcc69c783930ac2d5daa72787a8e26398e33c978065a51cc8bf4
 
 do_check() {
 	python3 setup.py test