diff --git a/srcpkgs/fwup/template b/srcpkgs/fwup/template
index e9f71180b61..c7c2bb468d9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/fwup/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/fwup/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'fwup'
 pkgname=fwup
-version=1.6.0
+version=1.7.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ license="Apache-2.0"
 changelog="https://github.com/fhunleth/fwup/raw/master/CHANGELOG.md"
 homepage="https://github.com/fhunleth/fwup"
 distfiles="https://github.com/fhunleth/fwup/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=56373e2efa15e3494cf75d09b738c07b409a6d7be00829d64c108f86db9bb438
+checksum=ac84626cfc6b674f1a6a8b5600edb331eeed8bbc5d46318e5c470bc53bafb2bd
 
 if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends+=" help2man"