diff --git a/srcpkgs/memcached/template b/srcpkgs/memcached/template
index f9379465cf5..c9c71926dac 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/memcached/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/memcached/template
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 # Template file for 'memcached'
 pkgname=memcached
-version=1.6.10
+version=1.6.17
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-seccomp"
-hostmakedepends="autoconf automake"
+hostmakedepends="autoconf automake pkg-config"
 makedepends="libevent-devel libseccomp-devel"
 short_desc="Distributed memory object caching system"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="http://www.memcached.org"
 changelog="https://github.com/memcached/memcached/wiki/ReleaseNotes${version//./}"
-distfiles="http://memcached.org/files/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=ef46ac33c55d3a0f1c5ae8eb654677d84669913997db5d0c422c5eaffd694a92
+distfiles="https://memcached.org/files/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=2055e373613d8fc21529aff9f0adce3e23b9ce01ba0478d30e7941d9f2bd1224
 
 # Rebuild configure script, due to patching configure.ac
 pre_configure() {