diff --git a/srcpkgs/mercurial/template b/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
index a41629b41f3..213e7f9463a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'mercurial'
 pkgname=mercurial
-version=2.4.1
+version=2.4.2
 revision=1
 build_style=python-module
 makedepends="python-devel"
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="http://mercurial.selenic.com"
 distfiles="${homepage}/release/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=d18c8a139fc20bd38584e87d09878b61e4311a5ba67bf36f7fa915068722cf8c
-long_desc="
- Mercurial is a fast, lightweight Source Control Management system
- designed for efficient handling of very large distributed projects."
+checksum=cc21083d7eab4caa8159b941e36c7229acbb6d41a26a7bed21a771b3f63dedf3
 
 post_install() {
 	vmkdir usr/share/man/man1