diff --git a/srcpkgs/coreutils/template b/srcpkgs/coreutils/template
index e4307768605..e2dade34b16 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/coreutils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/coreutils/template
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Template file for 'coreutils'
 pkgname=coreutils
-version=8.5
+version=8.6
 distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--enable-install-program=hostname --bindir=/bin"
 short_desc="The GNU core utilities"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=5aa855caa08b94ccd632510d9ab265646d2ee11498c7efff205b27c2437dec5a
+checksum=78355c37dfeb9d2df1413caee5832d3ac561d1c54debee3fbfc9afbd87f5ed41
 long_desc="
  The GNU Core Utilities are the basic file, shell and text manipulation
  utilities of the GNU operating system. These are the core utilities