diff --git a/src/xapian-core.mk b/src/xapian-core.mk
index c560d84d..01731c94 100644
--- a/src/xapian-core.mk
+++ b/src/xapian-core.mk
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 
 PKG             := xapian-core
 $(PKG)_IGNORE   :=
-$(PKG)_VERSION  := 1.2.15
-$(PKG)_CHECKSUM := 3d2ea66e9930451dcac4b96f321284f3dee98d51
+$(PKG)_VERSION  := 1.2.16
+$(PKG)_CHECKSUM := c280ee15b14416043874f7754e0b054ac0624e7b
 $(PKG)_SUBDIR   := xapian-core-$($(PKG)_VERSION)
-$(PKG)_FILE     := xapian-core-$($(PKG)_VERSION).tar.gz
-$(PKG)_URL      := http://oligarchy.co.uk/xapian/$($(PKG)_VERSION)/xapian-core-$($(PKG)_VERSION).tar.gz
+$(PKG)_FILE     := xapian-core-$($(PKG)_VERSION).tar.xz
+$(PKG)_URL      := http://oligarchy.co.uk/xapian/$($(PKG)_VERSION)/$($(PKG)_FILE)
 $(PKG)_DEPS     := gcc zlib
 
 define $(PKG)_UPDATE