diff --git a/srcpkgs/binutils/template b/srcpkgs/binutils/template
index 16088093ac5..2eb3bb5975e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/binutils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/binutils/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'binutils'
 pkgname=binutils
-version=2.26.1
+version=2.27
 revision=1
 bootstrap=yes
 short_desc="GNU binary utilities"
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/"
 license="GPL-3"
 distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
-checksum=39c346c87aa4fb14b2f786560aec1d29411b6ec34dce3fe7309fe3dd56949fd8
+checksum=369737ce51587f92466041a97ab7d2358c6d9e1b6490b3940eb09fb0a9a6ac88
 
 if [ "$CHROOT_READY" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends="flex perl"