diff --git a/srcpkgs/byobu/template b/srcpkgs/byobu/template
index 9bb2d00c1c5..b7fcc44eb9a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/byobu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/byobu/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'byobu'
 pkgname=byobu
-version=5.98
+version=5.99
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 short_desc="A text-based window manager and terminal multiplexer"
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ maintainer="Diogo Leal <diogo@diogoleal.com>"
 license="GPL-3"
 homepage="http://byobu.co/"
 distfiles="https://launchpad.net/byobu/trunk/${version}/+download/byobu_${version}.orig.tar.gz"
-checksum=4586d309a509fea02c15095f1e357152223056f0303410458136e8b6388116e9
+checksum=6fa336b1f1eec1d0ebe891448b671cbe8c03f46f2adca4f0ffdaee28080a2d80