diff --git a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
index 646da5496ae..74b45ea34de 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'rsyslog'
 pkgname=rsyslog
-version=8.38.0
+version=8.39.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--sbindir=/usr/bin --enable-gnutls --enable-mysql
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ license="GPL-3.0-or-later, Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://www.rsyslog.com"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/master/ChangeLog"
 distfiles="${homepage}/files/download/rsyslog/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=4d328ed3bcae784e15401c6c20ada2a9be380798ff6bf0da3fe2095915bba22c
+checksum=c71f96fed6538de397df25da602384f6ee2cb67329d9f3362af2a18508616ab4
 conf_files="/etc/rsyslog.conf"
 make_dirs="/etc/rsyslog.d 0755 root root"
 lib32disabled=yes