diff --git a/templates/dbus/template b/templates/dbus/template
index 0b6ce3bbeaa..15fdac10b2b 100644
--- a/templates/dbus/template
+++ b/templates/dbus/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'dbus'
 pkgname=dbus
-version=1.2.14
+version=1.2.16
 distfiles="http://dbus.freedesktop.org/releases/dbus/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--disable-selinux --enable-userdb-cache --with-xml=expat
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ configure_args="--disable-selinux --enable-userdb-cache --with-xml=expat
  --with-dbus-user=dbus"
 short_desc="Message bus system"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=f58c66e5117f0c66fbc51f99dd994c5e603baa5df2e3d7250a9d880f2b4e1a54
+checksum=968a31c16a6c4bbbdb603cbaa3d60d6d19bc8ae30c0ed55d7f8c2e254413e4c8
 long_desc="
  D-BUS is a message bus, used for sending messages between applications.
  Conceptually, it fits somewhere in between raw sockets and CORBA in terms