diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-cryptography/template b/srcpkgs/python-cryptography/template
index 6af849af0e8..5e204994efe 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-cryptography/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-cryptography/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-cryptography'
 pkgname=python-cryptography
-version=1.5.3
+version=1.6
 revision=1
 wrksrc="cryptography-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="https://github.com/pyca/cryptography"
 license="3-clause-BSD, Apache-2.0"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/c/cryptography/cryptography-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=cf82ddac919b587f5e44247579b433224cc2e03332d2ea4d89aa70d7e6b64ae5
+checksum=4d0d86d2c8d3fc89133c3fa0d164a688a458b6663ab6fa965c80d6c2cdaf9b3f
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE