diff --git a/games/atari++/atari++.SlackBuild b/games/atari++/atari++.SlackBuild
index a829cb2f79..30f664ed0a 100644
--- a/games/atari++/atari++.SlackBuild
+++ b/games/atari++/atari++.SlackBuild
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 
 # Licensed under the WTFPL. See http://www.wtfpl.net/txt/copying/ for details.
 
-# 20170122 bkw: update for 1.81
+# 20170122 bkw: update for 1.83
 
 PRGNAM=atari++
-VERSION=${VERSION:-1.81}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.83}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
diff --git a/games/atari++/atari++.info b/games/atari++/atari++.info
index 9aa53d6a95..ad9361d789 100644
--- a/games/atari++/atari++.info
+++ b/games/atari++/atari++.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="atari++"
-VERSION="1.81"
+VERSION="1.83"
 HOMEPAGE="http://www.xl-project.com/"
-DOWNLOAD="http://www.xl-project.com/download/atari++_1.81.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="9780e36d28d27ea5f3e89b418f04a44e"
+DOWNLOAD="http://www.xl-project.com/download/atari++_1.83.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="bc357e90d9a2d42471c58d77bccc20d5"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""