diff --git a/srcpkgs/memcached/template b/srcpkgs/memcached/template
index 22860450158..8b65e243818 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/memcached/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/memcached/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'memcached'
 pkgname=memcached
-version=1.5.2
+version=1.5.3
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 makedepends="libevent-devel"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="3-clause-BSD"
 homepage="http://www.memcached.org"
 distfiles="http://memcached.org/files/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=9ac93113bdb5d037e79c61277386564ac2e5e31d49e594f11e554e4c149b7245
+checksum=258cc3ddb7613685465acfd0215f827220a3bbdd167fd2c080632105b2d2f3ce
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING LICENSE