diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index 43f06acde9a..5474d10e412 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -4217,7 +4217,7 @@ liblinbox.so.0 linbox-1.6.3_1
 libpari-gmp-tls.so.9 pari-2.17.0_1
 libtree-sitter.so.0.25 tree-sitter-0.25.2_1
 libplanarity.so.2 planarity-4.0.0.0_1
-libgap.so.10 gap-4.15.1_1
+libgap.so.11 gap-4.16.0_1
 libgtkdatabox.so.1 gtkdatabox3-1.0.0_1
 libxcvt.so.0 libxcvt-0.1.1_1
 libgf2x.so.3 gf2x-1.3.0_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gap/template b/srcpkgs/gap/template
index e95f7ed7b54..a1f2827bc6a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gap/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gap/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'gap'
 pkgname=gap
-version=4.15.1
+version=4.16.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 makedepends="gmp-devel zlib-devel readline-devel"
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@ license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://www.gap-system.org/"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gap-system/gap/master/CHANGES.md"
 distfiles="https://github.com/gap-system/gap/releases/download/v${version}/gap-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=6049d53e99b12e25c2d848db21ac4a06380a46fe4c4157243d556fe06930042c
+checksum=aaa296b32a5d7bf25fd80f241d23ec1f58b74e991ae730fafe40e54eb3af6e7e
 
-if [ "$XBPS_CHECK_PKGS" = full ]; then
-	do_check() {
+post_check() {
+	if [ "$XBPS_CHECK_PKGS" = full ]; then
 		# disable failing test
 		rm -f tst/teststandard/testLuxPahlings/example_4.4.18.tst
 		# about 5 minutes single core
 		./gap tst/teststandard.g
-	}
-fi
+	fi
+}
 
 _GAPROOT=/usr/share/gap/