diff --git a/srcpkgs/axel/template b/srcpkgs/axel/template
index 46d18c51db9..8a246ceba3a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/axel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/axel/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'axel'
 pkgname=axel
-version=2.11
-revision=2
+version=2.12
+revision=1
 wrksrc=${pkgname}-${version}${_patch}
 build_style=gnu-configure
 conf_files=/etc/axelrc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ maintainer="Jürgen Buchmüller <pullmoll@t-online.de>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="https://axel.alioth.debian.org/"
 distfiles="${DEBIAN_SITE}/main/a/axel/axel_${version}.orig.tar.gz"
-checksum="7e528df719bad8041346a371290efd8d67959e935f6763ac977ba278d39f5a15"
+checksum="28e7bb26b7be3f56a61b60ef07e15e05ea9a41850b0ed45a0c56d6d2202f4a8b"
 
 pre_configure() {
 	./autogen.sh