diff --git a/srcpkgs/patchelf/template b/srcpkgs/patchelf/template
index e0071fcf0b1..fc556f11504 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/patchelf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/patchelf/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'patchelf'
 pkgname=patchelf
-version=0.14.5
+version=0.16.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 short_desc="Utility for modifing existing ELF executables and libraries"
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://github.com/NixOS/patchelf"
 distfiles="${homepage}/releases/download/${version}/patchelf-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=b9a46f2989322eb89fa4f6237e20836c57b455aa43a32545ea093b431d982f5c
+checksum=ab915f3f4ccc463d96ce1e72685b163110f945c22aee5bc62118d57adff0ab7d