diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index ac5ba558af5..ac0ed75f6e7 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -1712,7 +1712,7 @@ libawt_xawt.so openjdk-jre-8u20_1
 libjava.so openjdk-jre-8u20_1
 libjli.so openjdk-jre-8u20_1
 libjvm.so openjdk-jre-8u20_1
-libucl.so.0 libucl-0.5.2_1
+libucl.so.2 libucl-0.6.1_1
 libhandle.so.1 xfsprogs-3.2.1_1
 libnfnetlink.so.0 libnfnetlink-1.0.1_1
 libnetfilter_log.so.1 libnetfilter_log-1.0.1_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libucl/template b/srcpkgs/libucl/template
index 1c91718375f..f2a2e454e35 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libucl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libucl/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'libucl'
 pkgname=libucl
-version=0.5.2
+version=0.6.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool git pkg-config"