diff --git a/packages/jo/build.sh b/packages/jo/build.sh
index d24079c94..6156718a7 100644
--- a/packages/jo/build.sh
+++ b/packages/jo/build.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ TERMUX_PKG_HOMEPAGE=https://jpmens.net/2016/03/05/a-shell-command-to-create-json
 TERMUX_PKG_DESCRIPTION="JSON output from a shell"
 TERMUX_PKG_LICENSE="GPL-2.0"
 TERMUX_PKG_MAINTAINER="@termux"
-TERMUX_PKG_VERSION=1.5
+TERMUX_PKG_VERSION=1.6
 TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL=https://github.com/jpmens/jo/releases/download/${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}/jo-${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz
-TERMUX_PKG_SHA256=e04490ac57175e10b91083c8d472f3b6b8bfa108fa5f59b1a4859ece258135b2
+TERMUX_PKG_SHA256=eb15592f1ba6d5a77468a1438a20e3d21c3d63bb7d045fb3544f223340fcd1a1
 TERMUX_PKG_AUTO_UPDATE=true