diff --git a/srcpkgs/syft/template b/srcpkgs/syft/template
index 42fbd60aee7..11640956a21 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/syft/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/syft/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'syft'
 pkgname=syft
-version=1.11.1
+version=1.16.0
 revision=1
 build_style=go
 build_helper=qemu
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://github.com/anchore/syft"
 changelog="https://github.com/anchore/syft/releases"
 distfiles="https://github.com/anchore/syft/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=2a998bc29b5a8a232056e5ea8bbdb2e17289732cbff119db50cac61c5f5d0def
+checksum=ebf48d31c816a6d1689ed281cf489bf0813bfdaaa91c67dcb40f21447cf15dfe
+make_check=no # tests require a running docker daemon
 
 post_install() {
 	syft="${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/syft"