diff --git a/srcpkgs/potrace/template b/srcpkgs/potrace/template
index d1dd4cfc7cb..1f7f8268622 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/potrace/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/potrace/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'potrace'
 pkgname=potrace
-version=1.15
+version=1.16
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 makedepends="zlib-devel"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="http://potrace.sourceforge.net"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
-checksum=a9b33904ace328340c850a01458199e0064e03ccaaa731bc869a842b1b8d529d
+checksum=be8248a17dedd6ccbaab2fcc45835bb0502d062e40fbded3bc56028ce5eb7acc
 
 libpotrace_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - runtime library"