diff --git a/templates/libuuid/template b/templates/libuuid/template
index 0cae1ee94f5..66fd4eacbe8 100644
--- a/templates/libuuid/template
+++ b/templates/libuuid/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'libuuid'
 pkgname=libuuid
-version=2.16
+version=2.16.1
 _utilng=util-linux-ng
 wrksrc=${_utilng}-${version}
 distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/utils/$pkgname/v2.16/${_utilng}-${version}.tar.bz2"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ configure_args="--disable-mount --disable-fsck --enable-libuuid
  --disable-libblkid"
 short_desc="UUID library"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=a6365fcb2b34439faa52164e1a018086c2b6818f8a189c487c79e09dc3c62722
+checksum=8f9fd83144f35dbd57d53eea914acd6dfad54b414ded0723f6efe06b3a167f36
 long_desc="
  libuuid generates and parses 128-bit universally unique id's (UUIDs).
  See RFC 4122 for more information,"