diff --git a/graphics/blender/blender.SlackBuild b/graphics/blender/blender.SlackBuild
index f9cb3c5ba4..e0af82bf47 100644
--- a/graphics/blender/blender.SlackBuild
+++ b/graphics/blender/blender.SlackBuild
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-# Copyright 2008-2011  Robby Workman  Northport, AL, USA
+# Copyright 2008-2012  Robby Workman  Northport, AL, USA
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 # Thanks to Giorgio Peron <giorgio.peron@gmail.com> for some build tips
 
 PRGNAM=blender
-VERSION=${VERSION:-2.61}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-2.63}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ else
   printf "\n\n$ARCH is not supported... \n"
   exit 1
 fi
-  
+
 rm -rf $PKG
 mkdir -p $TMP $PKG $OUTPUT
 cd $TMP
 rm -rf $PRGNAM-$SRCVERSION-${ARCH}
-tar xvf $CWD/$PRGNAM-$SRCVERSION-${ARCH}.tar.bz2 
+tar xvf $CWD/$PRGNAM-$SRCVERSION-${ARCH}.tar.bz2
 cd $PRGNAM-$SRCVERSION-${ARCH}
 chown -R root:root .
 
diff --git a/graphics/blender/blender.info b/graphics/blender/blender.info
index 73958bd75b..d3a45a505e 100644
--- a/graphics/blender/blender.info
+++ b/graphics/blender/blender.info
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 PRGNAM="blender"
-VERSION="2.61"
+VERSION="2.63"
 HOMEPAGE="http://blender.org"
-DOWNLOAD="http://download.blender.org/release/Blender2.61/blender-2.61-linux-glibc27-i686.tar.bz2"
-MD5SUM="71f2a7f79e641cd777e1015adaad57a5"
-DOWNLOAD_x86_64="http://download.blender.org/release/Blender2.61/blender-2.61-linux-glibc27-x86_64.tar.bz2"
-MD5SUM_x86_64="af4f330ad879eaa65ed81e180f71bdd7"
+DOWNLOAD="http://download.blender.org/release/Blender2.63/blender-2.63-linux-glibc27-i686.tar.bz2"
+MD5SUM="f0ff8355f4ae2ef6e32d92449dcf93a5"
+DOWNLOAD_x86_64="http://download.blender.org/release/Blender2.63/blender-2.63-linux-glibc27-x86_64.tar.bz2"
+MD5SUM_x86_64="51d57632eacdd988ab9b3862334fffea"
 MAINTAINER="Robby Workman"
 EMAIL="rw@rlworkman.net"
-APPROVED="Niels Horn"
+APPROVED="dsomero"