diff --git a/srcpkgs/avr-gcc/template b/srcpkgs/avr-gcc/template
index 3f6ecd6553d..092ee5b3ea2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/avr-gcc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/avr-gcc/template
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Template build file for 'avr-gcc'
 pkgname=avr-gcc
-version=6.3.0
+version=7.2.0
 revision=1
 short_desc="The GNU C Compiler for AVR"
 maintainer="allan <mail@may.mooo.com>"
 homepage="http://gcc.gnu.org"
 license="GFDL-1.2, GPL-3, LGPL-2.1"
-distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/gcc/gcc-${version}/gcc-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=f06ae7f3f790fbf0f018f6d40e844451e6bc3b7bc96e128e63b09825c1f8b29f
+distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/gcc/gcc-${version}/gcc-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=1cf7adf8ff4b5aa49041c8734bbcf1ad18cc4c94d0029aae0f4e48841088479a
 wrksrc="gcc-$version"
 
 hostmakedepends="flex avr-binutils"