diff --git a/srcpkgs/bird/template b/srcpkgs/bird/template
index ee789b6e265..fdcc1a2935c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bird/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bird/template
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Template file for 'bird'
 
 pkgname=bird
-version=1.5.0
-revision=2
+version=1.6.0
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 short_desc="The BIRD Internet Routing Daemon"
 maintainer="Philipp Hirsch <itself@hanspolo.net>"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ hostmakedepends="flex"
 makedepends="ncurses-devel readline-devel"
 configure_args="--sbindir=/usr/bin"
 conf_files="/etc/bird.conf /etc/bird6.conf"
-checksum=79d5c4254e25f5890626830ca42aae03735716bdf152ddd8368473d2b3c17b5d
+checksum=db3dfe37deac73b38b7d6966e577985f7b8e23f246760cb095ad13b0d8010e13
 
 pre_configure() {
 	mkdir -p /tmp/bird6