diff --git a/network/nft/README b/network/nft/README
index c057392d9a..653e9c0d9f 100644
--- a/network/nft/README
+++ b/network/nft/README
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ nftables is built upon the building blocks of the Netfilter infrastructure such
 as the existing hooks, the connection tracking system, the userspace queueing
 component and the logging subsystem.
 
-In order to use nft, you need a Linux kernel >= 3.14 with nftables configured.
+In order to use nft, you need a Linux kernel >= 3.14 with nftables configured;
+however at least one feature of nft 0.5 requires >= 4.2.
+
+There is a comprehensive HOWTO for nftables at
+http://wiki.nftables.org/wiki-nftables/index.php/Main_Page
 
 nftables is currently under development, so for experimenters only!
diff --git a/network/nft/nft.SlackBuild b/network/nft/nft.SlackBuild
index 411f6a9cb5..7da9ef1c67 100644
--- a/network/nft/nft.SlackBuild
+++ b/network/nft/nft.SlackBuild
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 PRGNAM=nft
 PKGNAM=nftables
-VERSION=${VERSION:-0.4}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-0.5}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
diff --git a/network/nft/nft.info b/network/nft/nft.info
index 9da48ed502..6636469aea 100644
--- a/network/nft/nft.info
+++ b/network/nft/nft.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="nft"
-VERSION="0.4"
+VERSION="0.5"
 HOMEPAGE="http://www.netfilter.org/projects/nftables/"
-DOWNLOAD="http://www.netfilter.org/projects/nftables/files/nftables-0.4.tar.bz2"
-MD5SUM="09b686c489ff10db670ca60dbed7ff43"
+DOWNLOAD="http://www.netfilter.org/projects/nftables/files/nftables-0.5.tar.bz2"
+MD5SUM="94bfe1c54bcb9f6ed974835f2fca8069"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES="libnftnl"