diff --git a/srcpkgs/bird/template b/srcpkgs/bird/template
index bbd4cb1dc27..16f059a6fcb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bird/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bird/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'bird'
 pkgname=bird
-version=1.6.2
-revision=2
+version=1.6.3
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 short_desc="The BIRD Internet Routing Daemon"
 maintainer="Philipp Hirsch <itself@hanspolo.net>"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ hostmakedepends="flex"
 makedepends="ncurses-devel readline-devel"
 configure_args="--sbindir=/usr/bin"
 conf_files="/etc/bird.conf /etc/bird6.conf"
-checksum=8853f857045057e02c645232629754e9f5554eafa9d19fdef6097af72a3a98f6
+checksum=39c51cf57c3ba8b5978b2a657ffa2f647ec7f3ae643e91cf42ee5cb070cf7e7c
 
 pre_configure() {
 	mkdir -p /tmp/bird6