diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-requests/template b/srcpkgs/python-requests/template
index d227948ffd0..98def667998 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-requests/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-requests/template
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Template file for 'python-requests'
 pkgname=python-requests
-version=1.2.3
+version=2.0.1
 revision=1
 distfiles="https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/r/requests/requests-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum="156bf3ec27ba9ec7e0cf8fbe02808718099d218de403eb64a714d73ba1a29ab1"
+checksum="8cfddb97667c2a9edaf28b506d2479f1b8dc0631cbdcd0ea8c8864def59c698b"
 build_style=python-module
 hostmakedepends="python-distribute"
 makedepends="python-devel"