diff --git a/games/snes9x/snes9x.SlackBuild b/games/snes9x/snes9x.SlackBuild
index 77fb422bb2..231c5ff8bd 100644
--- a/games/snes9x/snes9x.SlackBuild
+++ b/games/snes9x/snes9x.SlackBuild
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 # Licensed under the WTFPL. See http://www.wtfpl.net/txt/copying/ for details.
 
+# 20180623 bkw: update for 1.56.2.
 # 20180611 bkw:
 # - update for 1.56.1.
 # - switch the UI from gtk3 to gtk2, as 14.2's gtk3 is too old.
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@
 # can't build 1.53 any more.
 
 PRGNAM=snes9x
-VERSION=${VERSION:-1.56.1}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.56.2}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
diff --git a/games/snes9x/snes9x.info b/games/snes9x/snes9x.info
index a4f9595255..1f098c0ddb 100644
--- a/games/snes9x/snes9x.info
+++ b/games/snes9x/snes9x.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="snes9x"
-VERSION="1.56.1"
+VERSION="1.56.2"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/snes9xgit/snes9x"
-DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/snes9xgit/snes9x/archive/1.56.1/snes9x-1.56.1.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="c0693887e54e775a4f971a27fb4975ab"
+DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/snes9xgit/snes9x/archive/1.56.2/snes9x-1.56.2.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="a92f7a31477caeeb68715d939443afd2"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES="SDL2"