diff --git a/srcpkgs/kiwix-tools/template b/srcpkgs/kiwix-tools/template
index 666d2d5b730..f4d0f8a19fe 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kiwix-tools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kiwix-tools/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'kiwix-tools'
 pkgname=kiwix-tools
-version=1.2.0
+version=1.2.1
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://kiwix.org"
 changelog="https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-tools/blob/${version}/Changelog"
 distfiles="https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-tools/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=a208d34423b50492d71690ef1b55642f0a7581b215ed015fb785ac22ac549134
+checksum=e8a218a7a8aedbcb279820ff6d241bb60e046eb4173f9bc7ae0fd3cbd0b52e8e
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends+=" kiwix-lib-devel"