diff --git a/srcpkgs/tar/template b/srcpkgs/tar/template
index d3bff130d07..00f889a2824 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tar/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tar/template
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Template build file for 'tar'.
 pkgname=tar
-version=1.25
+version=1.26
 distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/tar/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 short_desc="The GNU tape archiver with remote magnetic tape support"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=f3f6ce41b8e0f327abd05c95990f113ddafbae131e10f79a99728ed46458494b
+checksum=5a5369f464502a598e938029c310d4b3abd51e6bb8dfd045663e61c8ea9f6d41
 long_desc="
  GNU tar, originally shipped as NetBSD's \"tar\" up to version 1.3, is a
  full-featured tar command that can access remote and local magnetic tapes,