diff --git a/srcpkgs/libvirt/template b/srcpkgs/libvirt/template
index 6df2267170a..bbe42430178 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libvirt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libvirt/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'libvirt'
 pkgname=libvirt
-version=12.5.0
+version=12.6.0
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
 configure_args="-Dqemu_user=libvirt -Dqemu_group=libvirt -Drunstatedir=/run
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://libvirt.org"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/libvirt/libvirt/master/NEWS.rst"
 distfiles="https://libvirt.org/sources/libvirt-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=4fff62f08fdf938fe7fd21e260a908a44193cc6d34c42d3b1afdcadd34120357
+checksum=1592256deb76fc94028ff083a4d9f06a74f3b92a66a1794f37bc26f21430c888
 # At least one test times out on CI but works locally
 make_check=ci-skip