diff --git a/srcpkgs/janet/template b/srcpkgs/janet/template
index 44970eca563..87ae7384c7f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/janet/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/janet/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'janet'
 pkgname=janet
-version=1.27.0
+version=1.28.0
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
 configure_args="-Db_lto=false --libdir=/usr/lib"  # breaks jpm
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="https://janet-lang.org/"
 changelog="https://github.com/janet-lang/janet/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md"
 distfiles="https://github.com/janet-lang/janet/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=a81c8750844323eb73aea064db9c467aa3361a03fc6f251d3e19a473b147082d
+checksum=d78a4c367f1b2c9f95897fa13fc788b36ce49cfcc18083b0810e86b2dd1285bb
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE