diff --git a/media-libs/freetype/freetype-2.5.5.recipe b/media-libs/freetype/freetype-2.6.recipe
similarity index 92%
rename from media-libs/freetype/freetype-2.5.5.recipe
rename to media-libs/freetype/freetype-2.6.recipe
index 17be40605..22baa79d9 100644
--- a/media-libs/freetype/freetype-2.5.5.recipe
+++ b/media-libs/freetype/freetype-2.6.recipe
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ HOMEPAGE="http://www.freetype.org"
 LICENSE="FreeType"
 COPYRIGHT="1996-2013 David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, Werner Lemberg, et al."
 SRC_URI="http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/freetype-$portVersion.tar.bz2"
-CHECKSUM_SHA256="387bcc4b780b12484aa2ec9f7db1a55d8286eb5639f45fbc0fbba7a4e5a1afb9"
-REVISION="2"
+CHECKSUM_SHA256="8469fb8124764f85029cc8247c31e132a2c5e51084ddce2a44ea32ee4ae8347e"
+REVISION="1"
 ARCHITECTURES="x86_gcc2 x86 x86_64 arm"
 SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="x86_gcc2 x86"
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="x86_gcc2 x86"
 
 PROVIDES="
 	freetype$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion
-	lib:libfreetype$secondaryArchSuffix = 6.11.4 compat >= 6
+	lib:libfreetype$secondaryArchSuffix = 6.12.0 compat >= 6
 	"
 REQUIRES="
 	haiku$secondaryArchSuffix
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ INSTALL()
 PROVIDES_devel="
 	freetype${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel = $portVersion
 	cmd:freetype_config${secondaryArchSuffix} = $portVersion
-	devel:libfreetype${secondaryArchSuffix} = 6.11.4 compat >= 6
+	devel:libfreetype${secondaryArchSuffix} = 6.12.0 compat >= 6
 	"
 REQUIRES_devel="
 	freetype${secondaryArchSuffix} == $portVersion base
diff --git a/media-libs/freetype/patches/freetype-2.5.5.patchset b/media-libs/freetype/patches/freetype-2.6.patchset
similarity index 100%
rename from media-libs/freetype/patches/freetype-2.5.5.patchset
rename to media-libs/freetype/patches/freetype-2.6.patchset