diff --git a/srcpkgs/exiftool/template b/srcpkgs/exiftool/template
index ca95e20e783..fcccfe308ce 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/exiftool/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/exiftool/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'exiftool'
 pkgname=exiftool
-version=12.52
+version=12.53
 revision=1
 build_style=perl-module
 short_desc="Reader and rewriter of EXIF information that supports raw files"
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ license="Artistic-1.0-Perl, GPL-1.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://exiftool.org/"
 changelog="https://exiftool.org/history.html"
 distfiles="https://exiftool.org/Image-ExifTool-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=c87f119644d101a9c760dcaae558b9d96f2618a209c26199b16873ca8933f9aa
+checksum=b42e421cf34b4cc6cd30c01de43b1231df1242e115a4944af820c76dcfb3a008