diff --git a/srcpkgs/libcap/template b/srcpkgs/libcap/template
index 8ad75d20f7691a..849dded62586c6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libcap/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libcap/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'libcap'
 pkgname=libcap
-version=2.77
+version=2.78
 revision=1
 bootstrap=yes
 build_style=gnu-makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ license="GPL-2.0-only, BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/"
 changelog="https://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/release-notes-for-libcap"
 distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/libs/security/linux-privs/libcap2/libcap-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=897bc18b44afc26c70e78cead3dbb31e154acc24bee085a5a09079a88dbf6f52
+checksum=0d621e562fd932ccf67b9660fb018e468a683d7b827541df27813228c996bb11
 
 subpackages="libcap-devel libcap-progs"