diff --git a/srcpkgs/nikto/template b/srcpkgs/nikto/template
index d830bee4c675fb..defff241a9a13d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nikto/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nikto/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'nikto'
 pkgname=nikto
-version=2.6.0
+version=2.6.1
 revision=1
 depends="perl perl-Net-SSLeay perl-JSON perl-XML-Writer openssl"
 short_desc="Comprehensive web server vulnerability scanner"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ license="GPL-2.0-only"
 homepage="https://cirt.net/Nikto2"
 changelog="https://github.com/sullo/nikto/releases"
 distfiles="https://github.com/sullo/nikto/archive/refs/tags/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=656554f9aeba8c462689582b59d141369dbcadac11141cd02752887f363430ec
+checksum=d1ca1acb05d81a5a6f374c0afdd76b33afa0089278631a20673c0210a71d992f
 
 do_install() {
 	vmkdir usr/bin