diff --git a/system/mariadb/mariadb.SlackBuild b/system/mariadb/mariadb.SlackBuild
index 3c4d600de9..95685cd1a5 100644
--- a/system/mariadb/mariadb.SlackBuild
+++ b/system/mariadb/mariadb.SlackBuild
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 # MariaDB version maintained by:  Heinz Wiesinger <pprkut@liwjatan.at>
 
 PRGNAM=mariadb
-VERSION=5.2.5
+VERSION=5.2.8
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ find . \
  \( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) \
  -exec chmod 644 {} \;
 
-#./BUILD/autorun.sh
-
 CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS -felide-constructors -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti" \
 CXX=g++ \
diff --git a/system/mariadb/mariadb.info b/system/mariadb/mariadb.info
index dbfd4c8673..04120cff50 100644
--- a/system/mariadb/mariadb.info
+++ b/system/mariadb/mariadb.info
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 PRGNAM="mariadb"
-VERSION="5.2.5"
+VERSION="5.2.8"
 HOMEPAGE="http://mariadb.org/"
-DOWNLOAD="http://ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/mariadb/mariadb-5.2.5/kvm-tarbake-jaunty-x86/mariadb-5.2.5.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="a1c09a0cd1934a7a9432106123cb5a5c"
+DOWNLOAD="http://ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/mariadb/mariadb-5.2.8/kvm-tarbake-jaunty-x86/mariadb-5.2.8.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="7b78be87df6a59ecd7a8c06a7e72eb83"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Heinz Wiesinger"
 EMAIL="pprkut@liwjatan.at"
-APPROVED="dsomero"
+APPROVED="rworkman"