diff --git a/templates/sudo/template b/templates/sudo/template
index 60a1e4eae6f..b4cf6beaf0d 100644
--- a/templates/sudo/template
+++ b/templates/sudo/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template build file for 'sudo'.
 pkgname=sudo
-version=1.6.9p17
+version=1.7.0
 distfiles="http://www.courtesan.com/sudo/dist/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--with-ignore-dot -with-all-insults --enable-shell-sets-home
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ configure_args="--with-ignore-dot -with-all-insults --enable-shell-sets-home
  --enable-noargs-shell"
 short_desc="Allow others to run commands as root"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=1e2cd4ff684c6f542b7e392010021f36b201d074620dad4d7689da60f9c74596
+checksum=5f7de94287f39c8b3b8d86aed147967e9286f45740412004233858b637391978
 long_desc="
  Sudo is a program designed to allow a sysadmin to give limited root
  privileges to users and log root activity. The basic philosophy is to