diff --git a/srcpkgs/watchexec/template b/srcpkgs/watchexec/template
index 90db456d0ef353..7c4efbcb17f66a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/watchexec/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/watchexec/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'watchexec'
 pkgname=watchexec
-version=2.5.0
+version=2.7.2
 revision=1
 build_style=cargo
 make_install_args="--path crates/cli"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://github.com/watchexec/watchexec"
 changelog="https://github.com/watchexec/watchexec/releases"
 distfiles="https://github.com/watchexec/watchexec/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=c03e5060f832069f3e32e61e8fb3600e6b9c18fc68829176d5fcfd53a86481a8
+checksum=ad87aac074e5d1b018bb50ef98240911cd31d96d68d9b8ac0f02c14879930f50
 
 if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
 	XBPS_CROSS_RUSTFLAGS+=" -latomic"