diff --git a/perl-Alien-Build/PKGBUILD b/perl-Alien-Build/PKGBUILD
index 608f5a0a..f75266a1 100644
--- a/perl-Alien-Build/PKGBUILD
+++ b/perl-Alien-Build/PKGBUILD
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 _realname=Alien-Build
 pkgname=perl-${_realname}
-pkgver=1.78
+pkgver=1.79
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Build external dependencies for use in CPAN"
 arch=('any')
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ options=(!emptydirs)
 source=("https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/P/PL/PLICEASE/${_realname}-${pkgver}.tar.gz"
         01-msysize.patch)
 options=(!emptydirs)
-sha256sums=('132c71bbf4248af401a4780308ac98d98471f6efae2f4f56aea5ef3677406fc9'
+sha256sums=('7122932d72618cd5001bdbb1e7075231160b9dc346cf9078b78d1ea3fa8f14a3'
             '483769e64ca04e7005fb743e3500561ab8fd49ca9ee239fd5dd96045dc9677a2')
 
 prepare() {