diff --git a/editors/hexedit/Makefile b/editors/hexedit/Makefile
index 7bd1b777237..74a44db4525 100644
--- a/editors/hexedit/Makefile
+++ b/editors/hexedit/Makefile
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ COMMENT=	view and edit files in hexadecimal or ASCII
 
 GH_ACCOUNT=	pixel
 GH_PROJECT=	hexedit
-GH_TAGNAME=	1.5
-REVISION=	0
+GH_TAGNAME=	1.6
 
 CATEGORIES=	editors
 
diff --git a/editors/hexedit/distinfo b/editors/hexedit/distinfo
index 38d1593ffc6..04b35f8c3df 100644
--- a/editors/hexedit/distinfo
+++ b/editors/hexedit/distinfo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SHA256 (hexedit-1.5.tar.gz) = J6I0n2WemV13Ma1nJFD2Gi6VAzAEmm+1m3dJDF4AFaw=
-SIZE (hexedit-1.5.tar.gz) = 30544
+SHA256 (hexedit-1.6.tar.gz) = WYkGExk0+IADpqk3+rEFQmhs5fZhE0vDNgU+l4xLquM=
+SIZE (hexedit-1.6.tar.gz) = 31085