diff --git a/community/benchmark/PKGBUILD b/community/benchmark/PKGBUILD
index 1b119142a..1e68d623f 100644
--- a/community/benchmark/PKGBUILD
+++ b/community/benchmark/PKGBUILD
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #  - -DBENCHMARK_ENABLE_LTO=OFF
 
 pkgname=benchmark
-pkgver=1.6.2
+pkgver=1.7.0
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="A microbenchmark support library"
 arch=('x86_64')
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ depends=('gcc-libs')
 makedepends=('cmake')
 
 source=("https://github.com/google/$pkgname/archive/v$pkgver/$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz")
-sha256sums=('a9f77e6188c1cd4ebedfa7538bf5176d6acc72ead6f456919e5f464ef2f06158')
+sha256sums=('3aff99169fa8bdee356eaa1f691e835a6e57b1efeadb8a0f9f228531158246ac')
 
 prepare() {
   cd "$srcdir/$pkgname-$pkgver"