diff --git a/python/pydot/pydot.SlackBuild b/python/pydot/pydot.SlackBuild
index 77b8ac58ff..4e012f4816 100644
--- a/python/pydot/pydot.SlackBuild
+++ b/python/pydot/pydot.SlackBuild
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Slackware build script for pydot
 
-# Copyright 2009-2012 Heinz Wiesinger, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
+# Copyright 2009-2017 Heinz Wiesinger, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 # ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 PRGNAM=pydot
-VERSION=${VERSION:-1.0.28}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.2.3}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ find $PKG -print0 | xargs -0 file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | gr
   | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
-cp -a LICENSE README $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+cp -a LICENSE PKG-INFO README.md $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/install
diff --git a/python/pydot/pydot.info b/python/pydot/pydot.info
index 98f5528b32..66677a2802 100644
--- a/python/pydot/pydot.info
+++ b/python/pydot/pydot.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="pydot"
-VERSION="1.0.28"
+VERSION="1.2,3"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/erocarrera/pydot"
-DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/erocarrera/pydot/archive/v1.0.28/pydot-1.0.28.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="18b0e1ee53d8811ef1d3c0c93c4d397f"
+DOWNLOAD="https://pypi.python.org/packages/ae/e6/2c0b7c142c18fb89b294734d45d4264a71269686090af69404df211754c3/pydot-1.2.3.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="5b50fd8cf022811d8718562ebc8aefb2"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES="graphviz pyparsing"