diff --git a/srcpkgs/enchant2/template b/srcpkgs/enchant2/template
index 4e7a9c0b5ee..6ba1e36cdf8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/enchant2/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/enchant2/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'enchant2'
 pkgname=enchant2
-version=2.5.0
-revision=2
+version=2.6.1
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 # so package doesn't conflict with enchant's /usr/share/enchant/enchant.ordering;
 # might be a bug in their build system that only this directory and/or file aren't
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://abiword.github.io/enchant/"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AbiWord/enchant/master/NEWS"
 distfiles="https://github.com/AbiWord/enchant/releases/download/v${version}/enchant-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=149e224cdd2ca825d874639578b6246e07f37d5b8f3970658a377a1ef46f2e15
+checksum=f24e12469137ae1d03140bb9032a47a5947c36f4d1e2f12b929061005eb15279
 make_check=no # tests broken
 
 enchant2-devel_package() {