diff --git a/templates/dbus/template b/templates/dbus/template
index fb6b12cc1c9..819d3e54c6c 100644
--- a/templates/dbus/template
+++ b/templates/dbus/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'dbus'
 pkgname=dbus
-version=1.2.4
+version=1.2.12
 distfiles="http://dbus.freedesktop.org/releases/dbus/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--disable-selinux --enable-userdb-cache --with-xml=expat
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ make_install_args="DBUS_DAEMONDIR=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version/usr/sbin
  DBUS_DATADIR=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version/usr/share"
 short_desc="Message bus system"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=ab3c24d8028a5792e62e8e3b40a9733b10b21327dc4c578e34b092a1793afbb8
+checksum=b2ec81e7d9fa5e24f67baccfd9af2755a7797a65cb4c3cad10d023867f2bd220
 long_desc="
  D-BUS is a message bus, used for sending messages between applications.
  Conceptually, it fits somewhere in between raw sockets and CORBA in terms