diff --git a/development/dpkg/dpkg.SlackBuild b/development/dpkg/dpkg.SlackBuild
index c9778e8700..ec04c628b0 100644
--- a/development/dpkg/dpkg.SlackBuild
+++ b/development/dpkg/dpkg.SlackBuild
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 PRGNAM=dpkg
-VERSION=${VERSION:-1.18.24}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.19.0.2}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ DOCS="debian/changelog debian/usertags doc/README* ABOUT-NLS \
 AUTHORS COPYING NEWS README* THANKS TODO"
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
-cp -a $DOCS $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+cp $DOCS $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/install
diff --git a/development/dpkg/dpkg.info b/development/dpkg/dpkg.info
index 4f9d90ad65..79927d6938 100644
--- a/development/dpkg/dpkg.info
+++ b/development/dpkg/dpkg.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="dpkg"
-VERSION="1.18.24"
+VERSION="1.19.0.2"
 HOMEPAGE="https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg"
-DOWNLOAD="http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/20170610T213933Z/pool/main/d/dpkg/dpkg_1.18.24.tar.xz"
-MD5SUM="02e8af8faf1e689228da806c3e8c6882"
+DOWNLOAD="http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/20171020T095100Z/pool/main/d/dpkg/dpkg_1.19.0.2.tar.xz"
+MD5SUM="49dc1fb11d434784ca002fe93af8eaa6"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""