diff --git a/srcpkgs/mercurial/template b/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
index be569f16326..a1a50f8d4ac 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'mercurial'
 pkgname=mercurial
-version=3.0.2
+version=3.1
 revision=1
 lib32disabled=yes
 build_style=python-module
 hostmakedepends="python-devel"
-makedepends="python-devel ca-certificates"
+makedepends="python-devel"
 depends="ca-certificates"
 pycompile_module="mercurial hgext"
 short_desc="Fast, lightweight source control management system"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="http://mercurial.selenic.com"
 distfiles="${homepage}/release/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=ed387cc0e9754ec59bd4a390639b5a4ea11698ae4413243f8b4a2d6d48b3b7d6
+checksum=f1ddc279ac2f69f012f38a7a4f1e75dc8f2a8cf97b6029b0bef418a4666fd0e4
 
 post_install() {
 	vmkdir usr/share/man/man1