diff --git a/srcpkgs/qtcreator/template b/srcpkgs/qtcreator/template
index baf4229e2e2..7072474297a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/qtcreator/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/qtcreator/template
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'qtcreator'
 pkgname=qtcreator
-version=4.12.0
-revision=2
+version=4.12.1
+revision=1
 wrksrc="qt-creator-opensource-src-${version}"
 build_style=qmake
 make_install_args="INSTALL_ROOT=\${DESTDIR}/usr"
-hostmakedepends="clang llvm perl pkg-config python which"
+hostmakedepends="clang llvm perl pkg-config python3 which"
 makedepends="qt5-declarative-devel qt5-script-devel qt5-tools-devel
  qt5-quickcontrols"
 depends="qt5-declarative-devel qt5-quickcontrols qt5-plugin-sqlite qtcreator-data-${version}_${revision}"
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ maintainer="Jürgen Buchmüller <pullmoll@t-online.de>"
 license="GPL-3.0-only, QtCompany-GPL-Exception-1.0"
 homepage="https://wiki.qt.io/Category:Tools::QtCreator"
 distfiles="https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qtcreator/${version%.*}/${version}/${wrksrc}.tar.xz"
-checksum=d76655799ad2af81fb15f85d412d74583659fb1b4cf27b758ad8aae73675948b
-python_version=2 #unverified
+checksum=9ccee38b42854567eb7e3ea0419e635fbf9a9fe7035811fd62165e8d23436ab4
+python_version=3
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends+=" qt5-declarative-devel qt5-host-tools qt5-script-devel qt5-tools-devel"