diff --git a/assimp/.footprint b/assimp/.footprint
index 98787a886..217afe8b3 100644
--- a/assimp/.footprint
+++ b/assimp/.footprint
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/cmake/assimp-5.1/
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/lib/cmake/assimp-5.1/assimpConfigVersion.cmake
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/lib/cmake/assimp-5.1/assimpTargets.cmake
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/lib/cmake/assimp-5.1/assimpTargets-release.cmake
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/libassimp.so.5.1.4
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libassimp.so.5 -> libassimp.so.5.1.4
+-rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/libassimp.so.5.1.6
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libassimp.so.5 -> libassimp.so.5.1.6
 lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libassimp.so -> libassimp.so.5
 drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/pkgconfig/
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/lib/pkgconfig/assimp.pc
diff --git a/assimp/.signature b/assimp/.signature
index 7c073f0ef..f5bf537c5 100644
--- a/assimp/.signature
+++ b/assimp/.signature
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 untrusted comment: verify with /etc/ports/contrib.pub
-RWSagIOpLGJF35O+LWwDL1LyCdvFYm2g8UVGoqu3z7LWBDZKmj73hKO3FFRpKV6+xspCg30+SEFebUJMzhRHM+nbW9nJgT6OGgo=
-SHA256 (Pkgfile) = 82d5428ebdf1edd35b88bce280c04aaae6ddcff1b4b9d450c441b351949a646b
-SHA256 (.footprint) = 5df68ff6ce7405573636c823e82f5a2761de93da02771ec18f3dfa6db70b3452
-SHA256 (assimp-5.1.5.tar.gz) = d62b58ed3b35c20f89570863a5415df97cb1b301b444d39687140fc883717ced
+RWSagIOpLGJF36S6t0mJr5XjeLZqakDw6Ky59KftqsmrH5PNZXGD8wLBlThQKxVoGbNXQRFVTwMwSF0jNlPYRfk/rhLeWHJYfQQ=
+SHA256 (Pkgfile) = f6f0b4110f68684168a53cc9e308859e9c99e2f5172e816547866a9a4b69fa61
+SHA256 (.footprint) = ee4ace325e4a7d85b1b480e30de4acf75cdffb87f8db9087e324a6c478ec3dff
+SHA256 (assimp-5.1.6.tar.gz) = 52ad3a3776ce320c8add531dbcb2d3b93f2e1f10fcff5ac30178b09ba934d084
diff --git a/assimp/Pkgfile b/assimp/Pkgfile
index c4930be7b..daac18229 100644
--- a/assimp/Pkgfile
+++ b/assimp/Pkgfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Depends on: cmake
 
 name=assimp
-version=5.1.5
+version=5.1.6
 release=1
 source=(https://github.com/assimp/assimp/archive/v$version/$name-$version.tar.gz)