diff --git a/python-pygments/PKGBUILD b/python-pygments/PKGBUILD
index f996db10..3ddf11f0 100644
--- a/python-pygments/PKGBUILD
+++ b/python-pygments/PKGBUILD
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 _pyname=Pygments
 pkgbase="python-pygments"
 pkgname=("python-pygments")
-pkgver=2.6.1
-pkgrel=2
+pkgver=2.7.1
+pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="A syntax highlighting engine written in Python"
 arch=("i686" "x86_64")
 url="http://pygments.org/"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ conflicts=("python3-pygments")
 replaces=("python3-pygments")
 source=("https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/P/Pygments/Pygments-${pkgver}.tar.gz")
 noextract=("Pygments-${pkgver}.tar.gz")
-sha256sums=('647344a061c249a3b74e230c739f434d7ea4d8b1d5f3721bc0f3558049b38f44')
+sha256sums=('926c3f319eda178d1bd90851e4317e6d8cdb5e292a3386aac9bd75eca29cf9c7')
 
 prepare () {
   # workaround for symlink issue