diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-cffi/template b/srcpkgs/python-cffi/template
index 066eaadc3af..209125c7832 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-cffi/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-cffi/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-cffi'
 pkgname=python-cffi
-version=1.6.0
+version=1.7.0
 revision=1
 wrksrc="cffi-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://cffi.readthedocs.org/"
 license="MIT"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/c/cffi/cffi-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=a7f75c4ef2362c0a0e54657add0a6c509fecbfa3b3807bc0925f5cb1c9f927db
+checksum=6ed5dd6afd8361f34819c68aaebf9e8fc12b5a5893f91f50c9e50c8886bb60df
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE